# Unemployment: Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 12.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.04% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,696.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.2% (Apr 2021) to 415.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 10.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12700.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-barnstable-town-ma-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,696.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,922.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,441.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,062.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,173.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,740.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,568.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,428.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 8,420.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,452.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,999.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,606.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| August 2025 | 4,945.0 thousands | −0.04 |
| July 2025 | 5,230.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 5,263.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 5,419.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| April 2025 | 5,942.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| March 2025 | 7,448.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| February 2025 | 8,360.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| January 2025 | 8,019.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| December 2024 | 5,970.0 thousands | 6.1 |
| November 2024 | 5,081.0 thousands | 10.4 |
| October 2024 | 4,452.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| September 2024 | 4,088.0 thousands | 9.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```