# Employment: Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 44,854 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (May 2020) to 6.9% (Mar 2019), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31020.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-longview-kelso-wa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 44,854 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 44,746 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 44,484 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 44,591 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 45,159 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 44,430 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 44,482 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 44,268 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 44,325 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 45,216 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 45,454 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 45,165 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 44,496 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 44,394 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 44,704 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 44,407 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 44,266 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 44,311 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 43,990 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 44,172 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 44,503 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 44,476 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 44,703 thousands | −3.0 |
| September 2024 | 44,670 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31020.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31020.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```