# Employment: Spencer, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Spencer, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 2.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 8,542.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.3% (Apr 2020) to 8.1% (Jul 2021), averaging 0.08%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-43980.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-spencer-ia-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,542.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,513.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,662.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,727.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,667.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,613.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,579.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,497.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 8,537.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,732.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 8,684.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 8,656.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2025 | 8,543.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 8,707.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| June 2025 | 8,756.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 8,628.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 8,640.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 8,600.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 8,498.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 8,600.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 8,575.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 8,446.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 8,475.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| September 2024 | 8,419.0 thousands | −2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43980.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43980.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```