# Unemployment: El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 19.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,113 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.8% (May 2021) to 297.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 7.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-21340.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-tx-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,113 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,314 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 20,139 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,666 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 18,108 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,929 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 17,507 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,210 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,390 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,084 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,956 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 20,452 thousands | 19.0 |
| August 2025 | 20,105 thousands | 7.8 |
| July 2025 | 19,648 thousands | 5.3 |
| June 2025 | 18,460 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 17,435 thousands | 9.0 |
| April 2025 | 16,637 thousands | 10.7 |
| March 2025 | 17,563 thousands | 5.4 |
| February 2025 | 18,223 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 17,891 thousands | 3.5 |
| December 2024 | 15,808 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 17,534 thousands | 10.7 |
| October 2024 | 17,358 thousands | 3.0 |
| September 2024 | 17,185 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-21340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-21340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```