# Unemployment: Kennebec County, ME (U)

Unemployment: Kennebec County, ME (U) was up 13.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,972.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.6% (Jul 2022) to 220.0% (May 2020), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-ME-23011.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-kennebec-county-me-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,972.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,991.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,908.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,697.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,813.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,873.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,872.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,081.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,253.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,997.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,073.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,851.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,918.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,911.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,743.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,959.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,831.0 thousands | 16.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,121.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| February 2025 | 2,199.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| January 2025 | 2,198.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,984.0 thousands | 19.7 |
| November 2024 | 2,058.0 thousands | 28.1 |
| October 2024 | 1,761.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,626.0 thousands | 22.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME-23011.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME-23011.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```