# Unemployment: Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 13.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,526.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.6% (Jun 2022) to 208.4% (May 2020), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12620.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-bangor-me-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,526.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,506.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,482.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,181.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,449.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,732.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,622.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,939.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,069.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,721.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,708.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,424.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,451.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,643.0 thousands | 14.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,495.0 thousands | 16.7 |
| May 2025 | 2,758.0 thousands | 19.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,929.0 thousands | 25.7 |
| March 2025 | 3,128.0 thousands | 18.7 |
| February 2025 | 3,255.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| January 2025 | 3,181.0 thousands | 16.3 |
| December 2024 | 2,733.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,767.0 thousands | 21.9 |
| October 2024 | 2,266.0 thousands | 15.3 |
| September 2024 | 2,136.0 thousands | 18.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```