# Unemployment: Athens, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Athens, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,077.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.0% (Apr 2021) to 454.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11940.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-tn-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,077.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,190.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,153.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,234.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,019.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,058.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,100.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,199.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,152.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,097.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,195.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,142.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2025 | 1,135.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,292.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,352.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,103.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| April 2025 | 994.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| March 2025 | 1,150.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,134.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,226.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,118.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,144.0 thousands | 12.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,157.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,160.0 thousands | 6.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```