# Unemployment: Lake County, MI (U)

Unemployment: Lake County, MI (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 239.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.2% (Apr 2021) to 291.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MI-26085.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-mi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 239.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 271.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 287.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 278.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 296.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 266.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 315.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 322.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 340.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 284.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 278.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 287.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 317.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| July 2025 | 371.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 367.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| May 2025 | 359.0 thousands | 25.1 |
| April 2025 | 357.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| March 2025 | 395.0 thousands | 24.6 |
| February 2025 | 438.0 thousands | 29.6 |
| January 2025 | 431.0 thousands | 47.1 |
| December 2024 | 362.0 thousands | 43.1 |
| November 2024 | 314.0 thousands | 42.7 |
| October 2024 | 303.0 thousands | 21.2 |
| September 2024 | 291.0 thousands | 22.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26085.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26085.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```