# Unemployment: El Paso County, TX (U)

Unemployment: El Paso County, TX (U) was up 19.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,066 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.8% (May 2021) to 297.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 7.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-TX-48141.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-tx-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,066 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,266 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 20,085 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,612 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 18,062 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,888 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 17,469 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,169 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,350 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,047 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,909 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 20,406 thousands | 19.0 |
| August 2025 | 20,055 thousands | 7.8 |
| July 2025 | 19,598 thousands | 5.3 |
| June 2025 | 18,413 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 17,393 thousands | 9.0 |
| April 2025 | 16,596 thousands | 10.7 |
| March 2025 | 17,523 thousands | 5.5 |
| February 2025 | 18,179 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 17,847 thousands | 3.5 |
| December 2024 | 15,770 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 17,490 thousands | 10.6 |
| October 2024 | 17,309 thousands | 3.0 |
| September 2024 | 17,141 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48141.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48141.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```