# Massachusetts Unemployment Level

Massachusetts Unemployment Level was up 18.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 161,226 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.4% (Apr 2021) to 490.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 14.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/massachusetts-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 161,226 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 170,400 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 182,454 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 162,211 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 158,104 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 159,227 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 176,968 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 198,409 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 203,639 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 179,990 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 181,182 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 171,292 thousands | 18.8 |
| August 2025 | 183,157 thousands | 7.9 |
| July 2025 | 187,488 thousands | 5.3 |
| June 2025 | 177,806 thousands | 8.0 |
| May 2025 | 172,241 thousands | 14.8 |
| April 2025 | 158,888 thousands | 19.5 |
| March 2025 | 178,540 thousands | 15.1 |
| February 2025 | 187,162 thousands | 12.8 |
| January 2025 | 179,930 thousands | 13.0 |
| December 2024 | 155,047 thousands | 12.5 |
| November 2024 | 149,580 thousands | 20.0 |
| October 2024 | 148,757 thousands | 15.9 |
| September 2024 | 144,232 thousands | 17.4 |

## API

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

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