# Employment: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.09% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,364,166 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.7% (May 2020) to 8.9% (May 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41860.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-san-francisco-oakland-fremont-ca-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,364,166 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,344,941 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,347,151 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,342,665 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,355,847 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,363,804 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,379,819 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,383,287 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,356,782 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,396,393 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,397,333 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,404,507 thousands | −0.09 |
| August 2025 | 2,385,983 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,397,715 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 2,379,794 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,386,630 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,387,860 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,413,488 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,402,096 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 2,389,831 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 2,394,683 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 2,390,896 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 2,390,976 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2024 | 2,406,687 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41860.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41860.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```