# Unemployment: Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 3.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 21,031 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.5% (Aug 2022) to 104.4% (May 2020), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10740.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-albuquerque-nm-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21,031 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,495 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 24,738 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 21,923 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,844 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 19,401 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 18,335 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 21,809 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 21,766 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,126 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 20,691 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,947 thousands | 3.1 |
| August 2025 | 18,883 thousands | −3.9 |
| July 2025 | 22,572 thousands | −4.1 |
| June 2025 | 20,433 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 16,687 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 15,614 thousands | 7.5 |
| March 2025 | 15,868 thousands | 9.2 |
| February 2025 | 17,921 thousands | 11.6 |
| January 2025 | 18,469 thousands | 12.9 |
| December 2024 | 16,099 thousands | 10.2 |
| November 2024 | 18,347 thousands | 14.3 |
| October 2024 | 17,766 thousands | 11.6 |
| September 2024 | 17,408 thousands | 10.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```