# Employment: Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 604,138 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.1% (Apr 2020) to 12.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32820.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-memphis-tn-ms-ar-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 604,138 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 598,092 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 601,708 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 597,215 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 604,398 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 603,074 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 601,714 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 599,496 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 601,553 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 613,555 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 610,294 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 613,052 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 612,376 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 612,593 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 605,680 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 609,233 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 613,761 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 608,797 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 605,658 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 606,304 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 612,183 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 608,690 thousands | 0.09 |
| October 2024 | 605,989 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2024 | 605,155 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32820.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32820.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```