# Unemployment: Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 8.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,447.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.7% (Apr 2021) to 348.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16860.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-chattanooga-tn-ga-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,447.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,087 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,880.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,581 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,752.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,668.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,263.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,643 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 10,069 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,523.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,385 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,924.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| August 2025 | 10,270 thousands | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 11,142 thousands | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 11,088 thousands | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 9,231.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| April 2025 | 8,346.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| March 2025 | 9,441.0 thousands | 9.2 |
| February 2025 | 9,500.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| January 2025 | 10,096 thousands | 12.4 |
| December 2024 | 9,009.0 thousands | 14.3 |
| November 2024 | 9,659.0 thousands | 19.4 |
| October 2024 | 9,505.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| September 2024 | 9,180.0 thousands | 6.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16860.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16860.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```