# Employment: Essex County, MA (U)

Employment: Essex County, MA (U) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 420,849 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.3% (Apr 2020) to 20.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA-25009.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-essex-county-ma-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 420,849 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 422,372 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 421,491 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 423,190 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 417,774 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 419,239 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 418,956 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 417,441 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 419,110 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 422,603 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 423,576 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 423,091 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 428,202 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 428,535 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 429,620 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 426,304 thousands | −0.04 |
| April 2025 | 430,312 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 429,580 thousands | 0.08 |
| February 2025 | 427,909 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 430,480 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 430,989 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 430,479 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2024 | 429,361 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 426,456 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25009.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25009.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```