# Employment: Hays, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Hays, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,191 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.3% (Apr 2020) to 10.7% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25700.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-hays-ks-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,191 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,105 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,031 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,389 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,312 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,471 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,356 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,753 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,374 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,076 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,037 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 16,602 thousands | 2.2 |
| August 2025 | 16,249 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 16,174 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 16,717 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 16,309 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 16,482 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 16,358 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 16,388 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 16,311 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 16,738 thousands | −1.5 |
| November 2024 | 16,682 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 16,776 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2024 | 16,242 thousands | −2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25700.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25700.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```