# Employment: Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.06% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 309,170 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.6% (Apr 2020) to 11.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38860.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-portland-south-portland-me-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 309,170 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 311,557 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 314,274 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 312,132 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 305,660 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 305,830 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 302,062 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 302,382 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 301,089 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 308,175 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 309,982 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 312,091 thousands | 0.06 |
| August 2025 | 318,563 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 319,537 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 315,879 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 307,734 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 306,704 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 303,049 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 302,025 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 303,852 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 306,582 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 306,329 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 311,032 thousands | 2.0 |
| September 2024 | 311,901 thousands | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38860.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38860.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```