# Unemployment: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 21,112 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −76.5% (Apr 2021) to 594.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 12.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-24340.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-grand-rapids-wyoming-kentwood-mi-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21,112 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 24,599 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 25,168 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 24,548 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 25,801 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 21,445 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 24,065 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 24,083 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 27,351 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 24,132 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 24,197 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 24,218 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 27,715 thousands | −3.5 |
| July 2025 | 31,596 thousands | −0.05 |
| June 2025 | 30,437 thousands | 4.3 |
| May 2025 | 28,930 thousands | 17.3 |
| April 2025 | 26,323 thousands | 24.2 |
| March 2025 | 28,972 thousands | 26.8 |
| February 2025 | 29,582 thousands | 31.2 |
| January 2025 | 28,374 thousands | 36.9 |
| December 2024 | 26,707 thousands | 44.2 |
| November 2024 | 24,882 thousands | 44.6 |
| October 2024 | 24,527 thousands | 23.7 |
| September 2024 | 24,739 thousands | 20.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```