# Unemployment: El Paso County, CO (U)

Unemployment: El Paso County, CO (U) was down 6.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −12.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 17,129 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.9% (Jun 2022) to 296.1% (May 2020), averaging 9.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CO-08041.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-el-paso-county-co-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 17,129 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 17,685 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,279 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 15,378 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 14,212 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 13,413 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 14,613 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 17,154 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,853 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,908 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,901 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,073 thousands | −6.8 |
| August 2025 | 15,091 thousands | −12.9 |
| July 2025 | 16,048 thousands | −8.2 |
| June 2025 | 15,884 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2025 | 15,273 thousands | 4.9 |
| April 2025 | 15,133 thousands | 8.8 |
| March 2025 | 16,102 thousands | 13.7 |
| February 2025 | 17,835 thousands | 12.1 |
| January 2025 | 17,266 thousands | 12.3 |
| December 2024 | 15,871 thousands | 15.8 |
| November 2024 | 16,937 thousands | 27.9 |
| October 2024 | 16,220 thousands | 25.1 |
| September 2024 | 16,178 thousands | 26.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CO-08041.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CO-08041.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```