# Unemployment: Brookings, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Brookings, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 22.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 283.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.0% (Apr 2021) to 164.2% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-15100.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-brookings-sd-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 283.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 390.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 408.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 381.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 378.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 341.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 410.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 558.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 441.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 507.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 463.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 344.0 thousands | 22.4 |
| August 2025 | 457.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| July 2025 | 411.0 thousands | 25.3 |
| June 2025 | 415.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| May 2025 | 419.0 thousands | 28.9 |
| April 2025 | 410.0 thousands | 22.8 |
| March 2025 | 342.0 thousands | 31.0 |
| February 2025 | 431.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| January 2025 | 375.0 thousands | 15.4 |
| December 2024 | 425.0 thousands | 30.8 |
| November 2024 | 371.0 thousands | 28.8 |
| October 2024 | 296.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| September 2024 | 281.0 thousands | −7.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15100.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15100.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```