# Employment: Port Lavaca, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Port Lavaca, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 9.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,147 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.5% (Oct 2016) to 17.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38920.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-port-lavaca-tx-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,147 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,069 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,046 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,002 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 10,114 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 10,228 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 10,154 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,231 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 10,168 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 10,177 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,221 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,152 thousands | −9.1 |
| August 2025 | 10,104 thousands | −8.4 |
| July 2025 | 10,094 thousands | −8.4 |
| June 2025 | 10,034 thousands | −8.1 |
| May 2025 | 10,024 thousands | −8.9 |
| April 2025 | 10,263 thousands | −8.0 |
| March 2025 | 11,117 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 11,058 thousands | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 11,040 thousands | 4.8 |
| December 2024 | 11,237 thousands | 6.4 |
| November 2024 | 11,270 thousands | 6.4 |
| October 2024 | 11,256 thousands | 6.5 |
| September 2024 | 11,165 thousands | 7.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38920.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38920.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```