# Unemployment: Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,030.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.5% (Apr 2021) to 449.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29620.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-lansing-east-lansing-mi-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,030.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,561 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 11,012 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,656 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 11,110 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,373.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 10,613 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,559 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 12,115 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 10,936 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,478 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,592 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 12,233 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 14,814 thousands | 10.6 |
| June 2025 | 13,344 thousands | −6.6 |
| May 2025 | 12,556 thousands | 7.0 |
| April 2025 | 11,483 thousands | 23.3 |
| March 2025 | 12,821 thousands | 26.0 |
| February 2025 | 12,705 thousands | 19.8 |
| January 2025 | 12,235 thousands | 24.7 |
| December 2024 | 11,548 thousands | 46.9 |
| November 2024 | 10,798 thousands | 44.2 |
| October 2024 | 10,485 thousands | 11.7 |
| September 2024 | 10,520 thousands | 20.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```