# Unemployment: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 13.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 22,913 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.0% (May 2021) to 229.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32580.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-mcallen-edinburg-mission-tx-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 22,913 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 25,744 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 27,592 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 28,564 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 24,929 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 22,982 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 24,038 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 26,114 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 28,147 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 26,272 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 25,977 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 26,280 thousands | 13.8 |
| August 2025 | 27,943 thousands | 9.7 |
| July 2025 | 28,264 thousands | 5.7 |
| June 2025 | 26,806 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 23,961 thousands | 7.9 |
| April 2025 | 22,601 thousands | 8.2 |
| March 2025 | 23,724 thousands | 6.3 |
| February 2025 | 24,300 thousands | 4.5 |
| January 2025 | 25,380 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 24,717 thousands | 5.8 |
| November 2024 | 23,426 thousands | 10.1 |
| October 2024 | 21,142 thousands | 5.0 |
| September 2024 | 23,093 thousands | 5.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```