# Unemployment: Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Lexington, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 15.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,521.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.6% (May 2021) to 88.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-30420.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-ne-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,521.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,985.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,325.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,780.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,869.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,570.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,642.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,170.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 507.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 454.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 409.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 405.0 thousands | 15.7 |
| August 2025 | 391.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 429.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 475.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| May 2025 | 398.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| April 2025 | 393.0 thousands | 12.0 |
| March 2025 | 446.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| February 2025 | 480.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 471.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| December 2024 | 365.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| November 2024 | 362.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| October 2024 | 386.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| September 2024 | 350.0 thousands | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30420.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30420.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```