# Employment: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 132,359 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.9% (Apr 2020) to 11.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28700.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-kingsport-bristol-tn-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 132,359 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 131,464 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 131,923 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 132,180 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 133,034 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 132,760 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 131,855 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 131,422 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 132,065 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 133,395 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 133,008 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 133,796 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2025 | 133,173 thousands | 3.0 |
| July 2025 | 132,941 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 133,363 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 133,664 thousands | 3.6 |
| April 2025 | 135,120 thousands | 4.4 |
| March 2025 | 133,234 thousands | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 131,982 thousands | 3.5 |
| January 2025 | 131,255 thousands | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 130,690 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 130,124 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 130,088 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 130,120 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28700.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28700.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```