# Unemployment: Helena, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Helena, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 27.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,119.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.1% (Apr 2021) to 256.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25740.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-helena-mt-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,119.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,347.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,258.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,472.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,298.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,311.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,729.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,846.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,958.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,720.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,582.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,421.0 thousands | 27.6 |
| August 2025 | 1,463.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,400.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,384.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,317.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,324.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| March 2025 | 1,484.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,607.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,468.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,301.0 thousands | −10.4 |
| November 2024 | 1,107.0 thousands | −8.2 |
| October 2024 | 1,034.0 thousands | −14.3 |
| September 2024 | 1,114.0 thousands | 3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```