# Unemployment: Benton County, MN (U)

Unemployment: Benton County, MN (U) was up 29.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 19.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 990.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.9% (May 2021) to 262.0% (May 2020), averaging 5.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MN-27009.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-benton-county-mn-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 990.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,169.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,178.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,190.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 932.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,123.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,500.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,592.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,633.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,371.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,085.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 804.0 thousands | 29.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,063.0 thousands | 19.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,021.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,022.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| May 2025 | 825.0 thousands | 16.2 |
| April 2025 | 969.0 thousands | 21.9 |
| March 2025 | 1,240.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,301.0 thousands | 21.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,282.0 thousands | 19.1 |
| December 2024 | 946.0 thousands | 19.0 |
| November 2024 | 765.0 thousands | 43.8 |
| October 2024 | 627.0 thousands | 28.2 |
| September 2024 | 622.0 thousands | 25.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```