# Employment: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (S)

Employment: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (S) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,197,956 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.0% (Apr 2020) to 16.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.8%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-42660.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1994-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (392 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-seattle-tacoma-bellevue-wa-metropolitan-statistical-area-s

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,197,956 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,190,843 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,190,605 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,192,747 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,194,500 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,192,442 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,195,085 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,196,681 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,197,196 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,199,789 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,199,712 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,200,922 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 2,203,783 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,206,931 thousands | 0.04 |
| June 2025 | 2,210,631 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,214,317 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,218,296 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 2,222,559 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 2,225,313 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,226,756 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 2,226,522 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,224,769 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 2,220,688 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 2,215,236 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42660.EMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42660.EMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```