# Unemployment: Cook County, MN (U)

Unemployment: Cook County, MN (U) was up 41.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 111.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.2% (May 2021) to 368.3% (May 2020), averaging 6.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MN-27031.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-cook-county-mn-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 111.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 118.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 113.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 124.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 129.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 198.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 187.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 208.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 207.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 197.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 179.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 99.00 thousands | 41.4 |
| August 2025 | 101.0 thousands | 12.2 |
| July 2025 | 100.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 118.0 thousands | 15.7 |
| May 2025 | 118.0 thousands | 25.5 |
| April 2025 | 168.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| March 2025 | 154.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| February 2025 | 161.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 154.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 129.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| November 2024 | 111.0 thousands | 19.4 |
| October 2024 | 70.00 thousands | 9.4 |
| September 2024 | 70.00 thousands | 7.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```