# United States Unemployment Level

United States Unemployment Level was up 11.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,068.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.7% (Apr 2021) to 287.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 7,068.0 thousands | — |
| September 2026 | 7,109.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,031.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,916.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,094.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,307.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,373.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,239.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,571.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,368.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,503.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,781.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,605.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| August 2025 | 7,380.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 7,272.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| June 2025 | 7,054.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 7,248.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| April 2025 | 7,155.0 thousands | 10.3 |
| March 2025 | 7,132.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| February 2025 | 7,104.0 thousands | 9.5 |
| January 2025 | 6,865.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| December 2024 | 6,920.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| November 2024 | 7,089.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| October 2024 | 6,951.0 thousands | 7.6 |

## API

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

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