# Unemployment: Kent County, MI (U)

Unemployment: Kent County, MI (U) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 12,406 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −75.4% (Apr 2021) to 601.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 13.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MI-26081.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-kent-county-mi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,406 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,496 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 14,804 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,382 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,046 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,532 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,790 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 13,721 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,581 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,733 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 13,905 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,262 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 16,222 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 18,377 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 17,682 thousands | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 16,787 thousands | 17.5 |
| April 2025 | 15,414 thousands | 26.1 |
| March 2025 | 16,518 thousands | 27.7 |
| February 2025 | 16,895 thousands | 33.0 |
| January 2025 | 16,075 thousands | 38.1 |
| December 2024 | 15,373 thousands | 44.8 |
| November 2024 | 14,457 thousands | 45.2 |
| October 2024 | 14,370 thousands | 24.4 |
| September 2024 | 14,444 thousands | 20.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```