# Employment: San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 797,901 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.9% (Jan 2020) to 16.1% (Dec 2021), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41980.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (439 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-san-juan-bayamon-caguas-pr-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 797,901 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 800,959 thousands | 2.0 |
| July 2026 | 801,244 thousands | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 790,725 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2026 | 784,389 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 786,807 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 789,215 thousands | 0.01 |
| February 2026 | 792,400 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 791,704 thousands | 0.02 |
| December 2025 | 795,306 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2025 | 792,755 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2025 | 781,920 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 776,467 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 785,257 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 779,883 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 791,684 thousands | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 792,589 thousands | 2.8 |
| April 2025 | 788,344 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 789,111 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 786,931 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 791,543 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 790,000 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 800,188 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 785,003 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41980.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41980.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```