# Unemployment: Lake County, IN (U)

Unemployment: Lake County, IN (U) was down 10.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −15.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 11,411 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.8% (Apr 2021) to 329.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IN-18089.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-lake-county-in-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 11,411 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 11,568 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 11,552 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,618 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 10,549 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 10,022 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 12,285 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 12,938 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 11,459 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,603.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,144 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 11,298 thousands | −10.8 |
| August 2025 | 12,145 thousands | −15.3 |
| July 2025 | 13,158 thousands | −10.1 |
| June 2025 | 12,686 thousands | −7.5 |
| May 2025 | 12,661 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 11,444 thousands | −2.7 |
| March 2025 | 13,382 thousands | −4.2 |
| February 2025 | 15,146 thousands | 5.3 |
| January 2025 | 14,721 thousands | 7.4 |
| December 2024 | 12,384 thousands | 5.3 |
| November 2024 | 12,550 thousands | 11.3 |
| October 2024 | 11,986 thousands | 9.0 |
| September 2024 | 12,661 thousands | 19.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IN-18089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IN-18089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```