# Unemployment: Alpena County, MI (U)

Unemployment: Alpena County, MI (U) was down 10.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 578.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.7% (Apr 2021) to 240.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MI-26007.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-alpena-county-mi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 578.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 687.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 693.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 637.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 665.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 617.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 763.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 762.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 820.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 694.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 651.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 606.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| August 2025 | 731.0 thousands | −8.3 |
| July 2025 | 834.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 786.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2025 | 795.0 thousands | 17.3 |
| April 2025 | 806.0 thousands | 24.4 |
| March 2025 | 914.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| February 2025 | 990.0 thousands | 25.0 |
| January 2025 | 916.0 thousands | 34.7 |
| December 2024 | 814.0 thousands | 39.4 |
| November 2024 | 715.0 thousands | 43.9 |
| October 2024 | 688.0 thousands | 31.5 |
| September 2024 | 679.0 thousands | 22.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26007.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26007.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```