# Unemployment: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 4.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −6.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,747.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −77.9% (Apr 2021) to 369.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-22520.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-florence-muscle-shoals-al-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,747.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,708.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,793.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,978.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,476.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,844.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,056.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,441.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,274.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,783.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,935.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,279.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| August 2025 | 2,352.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,417.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,406.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,942.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,830.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,165.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,428.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,559.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,141.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,190.0 thousands | 19.2 |
| October 2024 | 2,220.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| September 2024 | 2,187.0 thousands | 12.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22520.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22520.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```