# Maine Unemployment Level

Maine Unemployment Level was up 5.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 23,048 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.6% (Aug 2022) to 238.4% (May 2020), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-ME.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/maine-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23,048 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 22,441 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 22,024 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 21,903 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 22,002 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 22,207 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 22,299 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 22,962 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 23,445 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 23,496 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 23,515 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 23,499 thousands | 5.9 |
| August 2025 | 23,462 thousands | 7.9 |
| July 2025 | 23,453 thousands | 10.3 |
| June 2025 | 23,471 thousands | 12.9 |
| May 2025 | 23,511 thousands | 15.4 |
| April 2025 | 23,574 thousands | 17.8 |
| March 2025 | 23,640 thousands | 19.6 |
| February 2025 | 23,635 thousands | 20.2 |
| January 2025 | 23,484 thousands | 19.3 |
| December 2024 | 23,221 thousands | 18.0 |
| November 2024 | 22,910 thousands | 17.0 |
| October 2024 | 22,578 thousands | 16.5 |
| September 2024 | 22,196 thousands | 16.2 |

## API

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

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