# Unemployment: Hampden County, MA (U)

Unemployment: Hampden County, MA (U) was up 14.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 11,873 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.1% (Apr 2021) to 370.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA-25013.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-hampden-county-ma-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 11,873 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 12,867 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,478 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,409 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 11,000 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,253 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 12,525 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 13,971 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,281 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 12,607 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,366 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 12,045 thousands | 14.5 |
| August 2025 | 13,366 thousands | 6.6 |
| July 2025 | 13,611 thousands | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 12,427 thousands | 5.7 |
| May 2025 | 11,884 thousands | 10.9 |
| April 2025 | 11,127 thousands | 14.6 |
| March 2025 | 12,455 thousands | 10.1 |
| February 2025 | 13,104 thousands | 8.1 |
| January 2025 | 12,719 thousands | 7.9 |
| December 2024 | 10,915 thousands | 6.1 |
| November 2024 | 10,505 thousands | 13.8 |
| October 2024 | 10,564 thousands | 13.6 |
| September 2024 | 10,516 thousands | 16.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25013.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25013.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```