# Unemployment: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 3.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,940.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.1% (Apr 2022) to 256.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13140.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-beaumont-port-arthur-tx-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,940.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,941 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 11,370 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,437 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,973.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,444.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,664.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,247 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 11,044 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,679.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,104 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,378 thousands | 3.2 |
| August 2025 | 10,641 thousands | −3.1 |
| July 2025 | 10,364 thousands | −8.8 |
| June 2025 | 9,673.0 thousands | −14.4 |
| May 2025 | 8,923.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2025 | 8,546.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| March 2025 | 9,111.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 9,790.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| January 2025 | 10,124 thousands | 5.0 |
| December 2024 | 9,491.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| November 2024 | 9,839.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| October 2024 | 9,529.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| September 2024 | 10,060 thousands | 7.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```