# Employment: Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 60,387 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.8% (Apr 2020) to 7.6% (Mar 2016), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31740.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-manhattan-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 60,387 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 57,848 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 58,499 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 59,289 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 60,696 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 62,509 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 62,522 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 62,753 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 61,738 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 63,049 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 63,482 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 63,541 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 60,564 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 61,102 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 61,273 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 62,738 thousands | 4.5 |
| April 2025 | 64,041 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 63,505 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 63,359 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 61,317 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 62,842 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 63,888 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 63,575 thousands | 1.5 |
| September 2024 | 63,653 thousands | 2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31740.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31740.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```