# Employment: Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 450,643 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.6% (Apr 2020) to 21.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-49340.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-worcester-ma-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 450,643 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 452,814 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 450,736 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 452,563 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 448,307 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 448,330 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 448,358 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 447,357 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 448,917 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 452,279 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 451,553 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 450,472 thousands | −0.1 |
| August 2025 | 454,133 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 454,870 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 458,062 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 454,372 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 457,144 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 456,292 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 454,480 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 456,645 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 454,807 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 454,676 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 453,634 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2024 | 451,111 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49340.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49340.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```