# Unemployment: Bristol County, MA (U)

Unemployment: Bristol County, MA (U) was up 14.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,135 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.2% (Apr 2021) to 513.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 10.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA-25005.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-bristol-county-ma-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,135 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,468 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,424 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,246 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 14,017 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,648 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 17,466 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,495 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,557 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 16,079 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,663 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,715 thousands | 14.5 |
| August 2025 | 16,303 thousands | 6.7 |
| July 2025 | 16,674 thousands | 3.3 |
| June 2025 | 15,366 thousands | 4.8 |
| May 2025 | 15,066 thousands | 12.2 |
| April 2025 | 14,728 thousands | 15.2 |
| March 2025 | 17,173 thousands | 11.4 |
| February 2025 | 18,574 thousands | 10.2 |
| January 2025 | 17,908 thousands | 11.2 |
| December 2024 | 14,020 thousands | 8.4 |
| November 2024 | 13,200 thousands | 15.4 |
| October 2024 | 13,083 thousands | 12.8 |
| September 2024 | 12,849 thousands | 14.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```