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

Unemployment: Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 4.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 38,646 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −54.4% (May 2021) to 290.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 7.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-18140.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-columbus-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 38,646 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 38,925 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 37,512 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 39,358 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 31,137 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 33,258 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 40,365 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 47,474 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 47,349 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 42,190 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 44,188 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 45,742 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 49,778 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 53,873 thousands | 2.7 |
| June 2025 | 53,436 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 49,686 thousands | 7.6 |
| April 2025 | 50,927 thousands | 17.4 |
| March 2025 | 56,256 thousands | 18.1 |
| February 2025 | 57,731 thousands | 22.4 |
| January 2025 | 57,245 thousands | 26.1 |
| December 2024 | 48,875 thousands | 36.6 |
| November 2024 | 48,449 thousands | 39.7 |
| October 2024 | 44,511 thousands | 18.9 |
| September 2024 | 47,763 thousands | 24.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```