# Unemployment: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 20.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 108,412 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.6% (Apr 2021) to 530.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 16.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14460.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-boston-cambridge-newton-ma-nh-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 108,412 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 115,302 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 123,081 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 110,409 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 107,652 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 107,543 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 115,481 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 129,583 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 134,396 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 120,510 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 124,086 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 118,923 thousands | 20.7 |
| August 2025 | 125,670 thousands | 9.3 |
| July 2025 | 128,648 thousands | 7.1 |
| June 2025 | 122,659 thousands | 10.1 |
| May 2025 | 117,983 thousands | 17.1 |
| April 2025 | 106,954 thousands | 21.7 |
| March 2025 | 118,195 thousands | 17.3 |
| February 2025 | 122,786 thousands | 15.1 |
| January 2025 | 117,968 thousands | 15.5 |
| December 2024 | 103,883 thousands | 15.9 |
| November 2024 | 102,268 thousands | 22.6 |
| October 2024 | 101,854 thousands | 17.5 |
| September 2024 | 98,552 thousands | 17.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```