# Unemployment: Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.08% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,168.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.9% (Apr 2021) to 405.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13020.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-bay-city-mi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,168.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,526.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,540.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,495.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,700.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,604.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,000.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,061.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,344.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,768.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,458.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,530.0 thousands | 0.08 |
| August 2025 | 2,887.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 3,232.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 3,175.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| May 2025 | 3,100.0 thousands | 19.3 |
| April 2025 | 3,130.0 thousands | 21.7 |
| March 2025 | 3,447.0 thousands | 21.7 |
| February 2025 | 3,722.0 thousands | 27.4 |
| January 2025 | 3,486.0 thousands | 27.5 |
| December 2024 | 2,883.0 thousands | 25.8 |
| November 2024 | 2,546.0 thousands | 35.7 |
| October 2024 | 2,521.0 thousands | 23.0 |
| September 2024 | 2,528.0 thousands | 18.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```