# Unemployment: Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 18.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,264.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.5% (Apr 2021) to 460.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-30020.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-lawton-ok-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,264.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,343.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,663.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,554.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,523.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,075.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,027.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,396.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,557.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,288.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,482.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,092.0 thousands | 18.8 |
| August 2025 | 2,055.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| July 2025 | 1,932.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,964.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 1,781.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,513.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,732.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,896.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,903.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,612.0 thousands | −17.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,743.0 thousands | −12.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,760.0 thousands | −16.6 |
| September 2024 | 1,761.0 thousands | −15.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```