# Unemployment: Brainerd, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Brainerd, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 27.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,252.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.3% (May 2021) to 256.6% (May 2020), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14660.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-brainerd-mn-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,252.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,476.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,375.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,437.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,154.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,626.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,704.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,882.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,071.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,412.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,829.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,855.0 thousands | 27.2 |
| August 2025 | 2,081.0 thousands | 16.5 |
| July 2025 | 2,121.0 thousands | 10.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,123.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| May 2025 | 1,915.0 thousands | 21.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,578.0 thousands | 31.1 |
| March 2025 | 3,195.0 thousands | 23.9 |
| February 2025 | 3,228.0 thousands | 15.4 |
| January 2025 | 3,124.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| December 2024 | 2,395.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,904.0 thousands | 27.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,449.0 thousands | 22.6 |
| September 2024 | 1,458.0 thousands | 20.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```