# Unemployment: Big Spring, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Big Spring, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 10.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 547.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.4% (May 2021) to 316.0% (May 2020), averaging 9.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13700.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-big-spring-tx-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 547.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 579.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 638.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 655.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 522.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 482.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 493.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 529.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 539.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 449.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 505.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 542.0 thousands | 10.4 |
| August 2025 | 568.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 570.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2025 | 540.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2025 | 470.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| April 2025 | 426.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 494.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 513.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 504.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| December 2024 | 441.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 501.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| October 2024 | 494.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| September 2024 | 491.0 thousands | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```