# Employment: Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 469,917 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.8% (Apr 2020) to 20.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-46520.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-urban-honolulu-hi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 469,917 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 465,999 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 462,772 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 462,202 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 468,147 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 468,380 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 465,933 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 466,017 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 464,309 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 466,007 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 464,041 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 466,304 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 461,953 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 464,518 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 463,702 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 463,722 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 468,551 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 469,208 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 466,775 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 464,944 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 464,111 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 461,834 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2024 | 459,917 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 460,524 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-46520.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-46520.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```