# Unemployment: Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,562 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.3% (Apr 2021) to 372.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28940.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-knoxville-tn-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,562 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,019 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 14,789 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,080 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,623 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 13,093 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 12,915 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,475 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,348 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,655 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,432 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,988 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 14,839 thousands | −3.8 |
| July 2025 | 16,896 thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 17,231 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 13,965 thousands | 11.1 |
| April 2025 | 12,628 thousands | 8.1 |
| March 2025 | 14,129 thousands | 9.1 |
| February 2025 | 14,116 thousands | 10.0 |
| January 2025 | 15,539 thousands | 8.5 |
| December 2024 | 13,907 thousands | 13.8 |
| November 2024 | 14,773 thousands | 15.9 |
| October 2024 | 14,536 thousands | 6.0 |
| September 2024 | 14,706 thousands | 6.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```