# Unemployment: Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −10.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,845.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.8% (Apr 2021) to 243.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12020.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-athens-clarke-county-ga-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,845.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,458.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,374.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,956.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,113.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,674.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,306.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,635.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,506.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,277.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,661.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,421.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 3,679.0 thousands | −10.4 |
| July 2025 | 3,742.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| June 2025 | 3,855.0 thousands | −9.4 |
| May 2025 | 3,172.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| April 2025 | 2,710.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 3,451.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 3,493.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| January 2025 | 3,451.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,895.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| November 2024 | 3,098.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| October 2024 | 3,747.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| September 2024 | 3,460.0 thousands | 14.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```