# Employment: Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 845,511 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.3% (Apr 2020) to 18.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-39580.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-raleigh-cary-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 845,511 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 836,361 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 837,898 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 835,773 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 836,022 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 837,648 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 839,591 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 836,181 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 830,480 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 838,276 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 837,278 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 837,956 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 830,858 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 847,696 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 832,578 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 831,951 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 832,038 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 827,907 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 823,613 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 826,251 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 821,269 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 822,663 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 827,777 thousands | 1.5 |
| September 2024 | 827,143 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39580.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39580.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```