# Employment: Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 72,483 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Apr 2020) to 10.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48140.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-wausau-wi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 72,483 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 72,344 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 72,730 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 72,654 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 70,824 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 70,547 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 70,535 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 70,536 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 70,377 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 71,483 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 71,567 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 70,810 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2025 | 71,220 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 72,468 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 72,443 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 71,220 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2025 | 71,715 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 71,826 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 71,580 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 71,996 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 72,463 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 72,327 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 72,363 thousands | −0.07 |
| September 2024 | 72,465 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48140.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48140.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```