# Unemployment: Manatee County, FL (U)

Unemployment: Manatee County, FL (U) was up 22.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 15.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,320.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.0% (May 2021) to 310.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-FL-12081.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-manatee-county-fl-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,320.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,848.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,048 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,944.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,566.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,809.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,550.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,478 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 10,767 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,557.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,705 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,212.0 thousands | 22.2 |
| August 2025 | 9,116.0 thousands | 15.3 |
| July 2025 | 8,843.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| June 2025 | 8,352.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| May 2025 | 7,460.0 thousands | 18.4 |
| April 2025 | 7,079.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| March 2025 | 7,224.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| February 2025 | 7,536.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| January 2025 | 7,773.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| December 2024 | 6,800.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| November 2024 | 7,764.0 thousands | 22.2 |
| October 2024 | 7,852.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| September 2024 | 7,536.0 thousands | 11.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-FL-12081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-FL-12081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```