# Employment: Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 310,583 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.4% (Apr 2020) to 15.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-49180.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-winston-salem-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 310,583 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 305,429 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 304,621 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 306,095 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 307,974 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 309,254 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 311,433 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 309,854 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 307,423 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 311,382 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 311,682 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 312,539 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 307,479 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 310,845 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 309,255 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 309,523 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 311,228 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 310,072 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 307,696 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 308,231 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 309,253 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2024 | 310,550 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 313,256 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2024 | 314,201 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49180.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49180.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```