# Unemployment: Franklin County, OH (U)

Unemployment: Franklin County, OH (U) was down 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 24,369 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.8% (May 2021) to 299.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 9.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-OH-39049.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-franklin-county-oh-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 24,369 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 24,771 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 23,759 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 24,920 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,791 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 21,125 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 25,140 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 29,382 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 29,429 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 26,495 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 28,013 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 29,283 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2025 | 32,026 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 34,471 thousands | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 34,024 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 31,739 thousands | 7.8 |
| April 2025 | 32,573 thousands | 17.6 |
| March 2025 | 35,449 thousands | 18.7 |
| February 2025 | 36,167 thousands | 23.0 |
| January 2025 | 35,638 thousands | 26.7 |
| December 2024 | 30,908 thousands | 37.5 |
| November 2024 | 30,804 thousands | 38.9 |
| October 2024 | 28,570 thousands | 20.5 |
| September 2024 | 30,509 thousands | 25.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OH-39049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OH-39049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```