# Unemployment: Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 22.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,019.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.8% (Apr 2021) to 276.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-24500.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-falls-mt-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,019.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,265.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,155.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,332.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,132.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,128.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,458.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,447.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,653.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,488.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,349.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,257.0 thousands | 22.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,313.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,248.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,273.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,166.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| April 2025 | 1,175.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| March 2025 | 1,286.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,416.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 1,327.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| December 2024 | 1,156.0 thousands | −17.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,011.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2024 | 977.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,024.0 thousands | 6.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24500.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24500.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```