# Taiwan Unemployed Persons

Taiwan Unemployed Persons was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 405.0 thousands.
Among the 5 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.5% (Jun 2022) to 20.5% (Jun 2021), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Taiwan
- Makrognosis code: `TW.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1978-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (585 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/taiwan/unemployed-persons

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 405.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 411.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2026 | 409.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2026 | 402.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 393.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2026 | 397.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 402.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 400.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2026 | 396.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 398.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 401.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 404.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2025 | 407.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 415.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 409.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2025 | 404.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 396.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 399.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 403.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 402.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 396.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 399.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 403.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 408.0 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

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

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