# Unemployment: Houghton, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Houghton, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 7.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 770.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.9% (Apr 2021) to 161.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-26340.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-houghton-mi-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 770.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 899.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 944.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 958.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,025.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 981.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,011.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 946.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,069.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 981.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 909.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 830.0 thousands | −7.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,032.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| July 2025 | 1,130.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 1,166.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,167.0 thousands | 18.0 |
| April 2025 | 1,101.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,234.0 thousands | 19.0 |
| February 2025 | 1,133.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,094.0 thousands | 23.6 |
| December 2024 | 1,040.0 thousands | 39.0 |
| November 2024 | 937.0 thousands | 39.4 |
| October 2024 | 836.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| September 2024 | 892.0 thousands | 13.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```