# Unemployment: Great Bend, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Great Bend, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 3.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 479.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.9% (Apr 2021) to 189.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-24460.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-great-bend-ks-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 479.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 545.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 523.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 524.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 479.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 430.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 488.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 596.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 591.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 455.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 442.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 444.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| August 2025 | 506.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 523.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 468.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 405.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| April 2025 | 405.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| March 2025 | 472.0 thousands | 15.4 |
| February 2025 | 498.0 thousands | 12.2 |
| January 2025 | 477.0 thousands | 25.9 |
| December 2024 | 403.0 thousands | 33.0 |
| November 2024 | 395.0 thousands | 51.9 |
| October 2024 | 443.0 thousands | 26.2 |
| September 2024 | 428.0 thousands | 33.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```