# Unemployment: Ketchikan, AK Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Ketchikan, AK Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 25.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 233.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.7% (Jul 2022) to 157.6% (May 2020), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28540.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-ketchikan-ak-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 233.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 202.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 224.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 248.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 238.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 293.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 347.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 366.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 370.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 320.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 337.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 287.0 thousands | 25.9 |
| August 2025 | 254.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 256.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| June 2025 | 297.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| May 2025 | 270.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| April 2025 | 312.0 thousands | 20.5 |
| March 2025 | 344.0 thousands | 15.4 |
| February 2025 | 371.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| January 2025 | 361.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| December 2024 | 302.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| November 2024 | 325.0 thousands | 34.9 |
| October 2024 | 281.0 thousands | 29.5 |
| September 2024 | 228.0 thousands | 9.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```