# Employment: Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 403,943 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.5% (Apr 2020) to 12.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31540.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-madison-wi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 403,943 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 399,166 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 398,203 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 396,882 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 394,685 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 397,129 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 395,217 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 393,429 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 390,453 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 398,238 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 400,469 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 395,778 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 394,436 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 397,599 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 397,142 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 389,958 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 396,925 thousands | −0.07 |
| March 2025 | 396,123 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 395,855 thousands | 0.01 |
| January 2025 | 394,344 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 398,952 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 402,728 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 402,563 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 400,760 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31540.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31540.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```