# Unemployment: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 24.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,008 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.2% (May 2021) to 348.7% (May 2020), averaging 7.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-15980.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-cape-coral-fort-myers-fl-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,008 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,199 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 19,460 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,194 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 18,482 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 19,035 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 18,463 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 20,224 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 20,799 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,497 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 20,519 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,735 thousands | 24.8 |
| August 2025 | 17,578 thousands | 16.5 |
| July 2025 | 16,972 thousands | 12.4 |
| June 2025 | 16,119 thousands | 14.5 |
| May 2025 | 14,302 thousands | 19.0 |
| April 2025 | 13,562 thousands | 19.5 |
| March 2025 | 13,844 thousands | 15.0 |
| February 2025 | 14,142 thousands | 13.9 |
| January 2025 | 14,598 thousands | 14.0 |
| December 2024 | 12,520 thousands | 9.7 |
| November 2024 | 14,175 thousands | 13.8 |
| October 2024 | 13,973 thousands | 8.0 |
| September 2024 | 14,216 thousands | 7.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```