# Unemployment: Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 41.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 24.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,316.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.1% (May 2021) to 260.1% (May 2020), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20260.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-duluth-mn-wi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,316.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,088.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,949.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,109.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,266.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,794.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,045.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,680.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 8,419.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,827.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,729.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,498.0 thousands | 41.4 |
| August 2025 | 6,396.0 thousands | 24.9 |
| July 2025 | 6,664.0 thousands | 21.2 |
| June 2025 | 6,943.0 thousands | 21.0 |
| May 2025 | 5,724.0 thousands | 20.6 |
| April 2025 | 6,373.0 thousands | 24.0 |
| March 2025 | 7,278.0 thousands | 19.3 |
| February 2025 | 7,315.0 thousands | 17.2 |
| January 2025 | 6,736.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| December 2024 | 4,945.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| November 2024 | 4,414.0 thousands | 24.4 |
| October 2024 | 3,773.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| September 2024 | 3,887.0 thousands | 8.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```