# Unemployment: Lake County, MT (U)

Unemployment: Lake County, MT (U) was up 31.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 24.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 415.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.8% (May 2021) to 126.6% (May 2020), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MT-30047.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-mt-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 415.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 494.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 517.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 553.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 473.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 509.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 724.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 776.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 820.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 674.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 615.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 549.0 thousands | 31.3 |
| August 2025 | 626.0 thousands | 24.2 |
| July 2025 | 579.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 539.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 507.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 538.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 618.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| February 2025 | 665.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| January 2025 | 634.0 thousands | −8.6 |
| December 2024 | 537.0 thousands | −14.2 |
| November 2024 | 435.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| October 2024 | 417.0 thousands | −11.1 |
| September 2024 | 418.0 thousands | 4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MT-30047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MT-30047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```