# Unemployment: Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,193.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.2% (Apr 2021) to 380.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29200.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-lafayette-west-lafayette-in-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,193.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,243.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,225.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,220.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,733.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,869.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,016.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,137.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,887.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,761.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,411.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,969.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 4,793.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 5,499.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 4,714.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| May 2025 | 4,219.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| April 2025 | 3,550.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 4,314.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| February 2025 | 4,680.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 4,431.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| December 2024 | 3,859.0 thousands | 36.6 |
| November 2024 | 4,296.0 thousands | 22.6 |
| October 2024 | 4,080.0 thousands | 18.5 |
| September 2024 | 3,955.0 thousands | 26.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29200.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29200.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```