# Unemployment: Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 25.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 8,355.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.0% (May 2021) to 180.1% (May 2020), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23540.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-gainesville-fl-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,355.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,026.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,430.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,194.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,988.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,092.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,807.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,404.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,517.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,853.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,764.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,912.0 thousands | 25.2 |
| August 2025 | 8,282.0 thousands | 16.6 |
| July 2025 | 8,057.0 thousands | 15.7 |
| June 2025 | 7,651.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| May 2025 | 6,993.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| April 2025 | 6,357.0 thousands | 17.6 |
| March 2025 | 6,912.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| February 2025 | 6,570.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| January 2025 | 6,673.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| December 2024 | 5,923.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| November 2024 | 6,983.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| October 2024 | 6,720.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| September 2024 | 6,317.0 thousands | 7.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```