# Unemployment: Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 11.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,397.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.7% (Apr 2021) to 211.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31740.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-manhattan-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,397.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,858.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,767.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,731.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,381.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,995.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,271.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,684.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,599.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,089.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,090.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,303.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,607.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,807.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| June 2025 | 2,589.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 2,141.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,156.0 thousands | 20.8 |
| March 2025 | 2,439.0 thousands | 23.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,559.0 thousands | 18.4 |
| January 2025 | 2,285.0 thousands | 22.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,964.0 thousands | 38.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,945.0 thousands | 45.3 |
| October 2024 | 2,263.0 thousands | 24.5 |
| September 2024 | 2,074.0 thousands | 21.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```