# Unemployment: Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 8.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,124.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.7% (May 2021) to 208.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-abilene-tx-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,124.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,326.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,501.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,592.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,077.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,719.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,854.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,205.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,223.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,742.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,135.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,241.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| August 2025 | 3,422.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 3,340.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 3,088.0 thousands | −7.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,915.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,659.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| March 2025 | 2,921.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| February 2025 | 3,186.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 3,063.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,555.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,978.0 thousands | 15.7 |
| October 2024 | 2,989.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| September 2024 | 2,982.0 thousands | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```