# Employment: Milwaukee County, WI (U)

Employment: Milwaukee County, WI (U) was down 2.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 441,716 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.9% (Apr 2020) to 10.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WI-55079.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-milwaukee-county-wi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 441,716 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 443,534 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 440,799 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 439,548 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 435,850 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 433,630 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 433,978 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 432,491 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 431,848 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 437,541 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 439,754 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 434,376 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2025 | 438,344 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 437,964 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 438,014 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 434,673 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 435,454 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 435,518 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 435,411 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 437,200 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 442,392 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 445,255 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 445,960 thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2024 | 445,142 thousands | −0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WI-55079.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WI-55079.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```