# Unemployment: Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −13.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,461.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −75.0% (Apr 2021) to 312.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19460.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-decatur-al-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,461.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,296.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,402.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,595.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,244.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,646.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,891.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,156.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,935.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,515.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,645.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,963.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 1,919.0 thousands | −13.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,949.0 thousands | −10.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,972.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,619.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,568.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,993.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| February 2025 | 2,160.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,212.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,858.0 thousands | 16.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,967.0 thousands | 26.8 |
| October 2024 | 2,020.0 thousands | 23.9 |
| September 2024 | 1,985.0 thousands | 15.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```