# Employment: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 548,805 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.1% (Apr 2020) to 22.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-24340.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-grand-rapids-wyoming-kentwood-mi-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 548,805 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 556,656 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 558,342 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 555,596 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 564,623 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 565,941 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 575,647 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 577,396 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 578,312 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 578,926 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 590,994 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 600,852 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 595,328 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 595,237 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 600,274 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 607,077 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 602,902 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 602,326 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 598,292 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 603,077 thousands | −0.1 |
| December 2024 | 603,073 thousands | −0.02 |
| November 2024 | 612,757 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 607,645 thousands | −0.02 |
| September 2024 | 609,215 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```