# Unemployment: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (S)

Unemployment: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (S) was down 4.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 119,094 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.1% (May 2021) to 432.4% (May 2020), averaging 10.4%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19820.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-detroit-warren-dearborn-mi-metropolitan-statistical-area-s

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 119,094 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 118,128 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 116,635 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 117,783 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 117,006 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 114,153 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 112,360 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 109,969 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 106,965 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 105,490 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 105,284 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 103,037 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 102,063 thousands | −3.0 |
| July 2025 | 102,147 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 103,535 thousands | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 105,818 thousands | 10.8 |
| April 2025 | 108,122 thousands | 18.8 |
| March 2025 | 110,331 thousands | 27.7 |
| February 2025 | 112,411 thousands | 35.7 |
| January 2025 | 113,274 thousands | 39.1 |
| December 2024 | 112,789 thousands | 37.8 |
| November 2024 | 111,480 thousands | 34.5 |
| October 2024 | 109,703 thousands | 30.6 |
| September 2024 | 107,578 thousands | 27.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19820.UNEMPLVL.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19820.UNEMPLVL.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```