# Employment: Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 47,469 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.3% (Apr 2020) to 15.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48020.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-watertown-fort-atkinson-wi-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 47,469 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 47,422 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 47,509 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 47,695 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 46,770 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 46,607 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 46,609 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 46,454 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 46,365 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 47,240 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 47,277 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 46,963 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 47,089 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 47,362 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 47,585 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2025 | 46,801 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 46,966 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 46,602 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 46,598 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 46,796 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 47,151 thousands | 0.04 |
| November 2024 | 47,213 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2024 | 47,550 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2024 | 47,524 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48020.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48020.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```