# Unemployment: Jefferson County, CO (U)

Unemployment: Jefferson County, CO (U) was down 9.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −14.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,591 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.3% (May 2021) to 435.3% (May 2020), averaging 14.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CO-08059.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-jefferson-county-co-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,591 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,304 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 12,896 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,073 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 11,250 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 10,608 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 11,460 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 13,591 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,405 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,321 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,296 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 12,336 thousands | −9.2 |
| August 2025 | 12,568 thousands | −14.1 |
| July 2025 | 13,020 thousands | −9.5 |
| June 2025 | 12,860 thousands | −6.6 |
| May 2025 | 12,467 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 12,491 thousands | 4.9 |
| March 2025 | 13,376 thousands | 12.7 |
| February 2025 | 14,850 thousands | 10.3 |
| January 2025 | 14,464 thousands | 9.8 |
| December 2024 | 13,604 thousands | 13.1 |
| November 2024 | 14,347 thousands | 27.0 |
| October 2024 | 14,038 thousands | 28.6 |
| September 2024 | 13,588 thousands | 27.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CO-08059.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CO-08059.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```