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

Labor Force: Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 48,706 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.2% (Apr 2020) to 6.3% (Aug 2016), averaging 0.6%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 48,706 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 48,802 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 48,931 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 49,153 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 47,992 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 48,003 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 48,289 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 48,359 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 48,061 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 48,606 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 48,511 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 48,155 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 48,455 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 48,770 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 49,014 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 48,084 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 48,238 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 48,145 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 48,260 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 48,331 thousands | 0.07 |
| December 2024 | 48,363 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 48,306 thousands | −0.1 |
| October 2024 | 48,619 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2024 | 48,659 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

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

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