# Employment: Ottawa, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Ottawa, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,503 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.0% (Apr 2020) to 12.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36840.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-ottawa-ks-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,503 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 13,315 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,444 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 13,555 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,724 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 13,838 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,616 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 13,734 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,553 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,841 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 13,932 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,934 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 13,720 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 13,789 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 13,981 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 13,632 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 13,718 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 13,651 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 13,654 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 13,541 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 13,688 thousands | −0.05 |
| November 2024 | 13,619 thousands | −2.4 |
| October 2024 | 13,721 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2024 | 13,763 thousands | −1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36840.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36840.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```