# Unemployment: Lexington city, VA (U)

Unemployment: Lexington city, VA (U) was up 6.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 180.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.3% (Apr 2021) to 132.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51678.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-lexington-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 180.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 197.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 185.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 234.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 235.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 129.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 205.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 242.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 183.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 167.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 177.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 134.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| August 2025 | 187.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| July 2025 | 197.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| June 2025 | 195.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| May 2025 | 159.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2025 | 130.0 thousands | 19.3 |
| March 2025 | 200.0 thousands | 23.5 |
| February 2025 | 207.0 thousands | 52.2 |
| January 2025 | 138.0 thousands | 45.3 |
| December 2024 | 121.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| November 2024 | 146.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| October 2024 | 136.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| September 2024 | 126.0 thousands | −8.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51678.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51678.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```