# Unemployment: Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 21,331 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.8% (Apr 2021) to 407.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.5%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17410.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1994-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (392 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-cleveland-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21,331 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 20,022 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 34,804 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 39,149 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 33,608 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 31,613 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 44,909 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 51,412 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 42,387 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 37,535 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 37,643 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 36,706 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 40,567 thousands | −3.2 |
| July 2025 | 49,823 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 50,846 thousands | 3.2 |
| May 2025 | 47,206 thousands | 10.0 |
| April 2025 | 45,673 thousands | 14.5 |
| March 2025 | 48,256 thousands | 10.4 |
| February 2025 | 54,556 thousands | 12.2 |
| January 2025 | 47,850 thousands | 12.9 |
| December 2024 | 37,687 thousands | 14.2 |
| November 2024 | 35,924 thousands | 15.1 |
| October 2024 | 33,632 thousands | 2.7 |
| September 2024 | 37,664 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17410.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17410.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```