# Employment: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.04% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 345,409 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.0% (Apr 2020) to 18.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29460.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-lakeland-winter-haven-fl-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 345,409 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 343,575 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 341,413 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 343,478 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 343,576 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 343,854 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 343,285 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 342,110 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 339,795 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 343,700 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 342,705 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 345,529 thousands | −0.04 |
| August 2025 | 342,338 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 341,495 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 342,537 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2025 | 342,948 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 344,737 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 344,327 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 342,302 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 342,733 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 344,053 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 342,423 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 343,096 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2024 | 345,667 thousands | 0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29460.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29460.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```