# Labor Force: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 810,585 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in January 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.2% (Sep 2025) to 2.3% (Nov 2023), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-33340.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-milwaukee-waukesha-wi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 810,585 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 818,862 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 814,004 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 811,466 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 799,591 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 799,089 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 803,875 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 803,259 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 797,601 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 802,260 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 806,887 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 795,676 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 807,431 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 807,931 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 808,335 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 798,386 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 800,525 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 804,040 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 804,501 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 804,704 thousands | 0.03 |
| December 2024 | 809,837 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 815,388 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 815,149 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2024 | 813,825 thousands | −0.07 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-33340.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-33340.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```