# District of Columbia Unemployment Level

District of Columbia Unemployment Level was up 21.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 19.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 22,492 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.8% (Aug 2022) to 92.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-DC.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/district-of-columbia-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 22,492 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 23,109 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 23,795 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 24,347 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 24,803 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 25,057 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 25,604 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 26,555 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 27,187 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 27,529 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 27,600 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 27,120 thousands | 21.9 |
| August 2025 | 26,560 thousands | 19.6 |
| July 2025 | 26,032 thousands | 17.7 |
| June 2025 | 25,633 thousands | 16.9 |
| May 2025 | 25,381 thousands | 17.0 |
| April 2025 | 25,146 thousands | 17.3 |
| March 2025 | 24,828 thousands | 17.1 |
| February 2025 | 24,369 thousands | 15.7 |
| January 2025 | 23,759 thousands | 13.1 |
| December 2024 | 23,131 thousands | 10.7 |
| November 2024 | 22,629 thousands | 9.5 |
| October 2024 | 22,344 thousands | 9.9 |
| September 2024 | 22,243 thousands | 11.6 |

## API

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

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