# Michigan Unemployment Level

Michigan Unemployment Level was down 4.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 240,970 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.8% (Apr 2021) to 399.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 9.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 240,970 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 240,486 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 240,895 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 247,032 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 251,064 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 249,807 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 250,800 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 251,343 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 251,725 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 248,858 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 248,325 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 245,651 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 245,751 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 248,104 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 252,538 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2025 | 257,991 thousands | 12.1 |
| April 2025 | 263,078 thousands | 19.6 |
| March 2025 | 267,234 thousands | 27.4 |
| February 2025 | 270,137 thousands | 33.7 |
| January 2025 | 270,378 thousands | 36.1 |
| December 2024 | 268,133 thousands | 34.7 |
| November 2024 | 264,657 thousands | 31.9 |
| October 2024 | 260,774 thousands | 28.9 |
| September 2024 | 256,468 thousands | 26.7 |

## API

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

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