# Unemployment: Merrick County, NE (U)

Unemployment: Merrick County, NE (U) was down 21.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 119.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.9% (Apr 2021) to 161.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NE-31121.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-merrick-county-ne-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 119.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 101.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 103.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 116.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 95.00 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 89.00 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 94.00 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 126.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 160.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 100.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 112.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 102.0 thousands | −21.5 |
| August 2025 | 100.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| July 2025 | 100.0 thousands | −8.3 |
| June 2025 | 117.0 thousands | 8.3 |
| May 2025 | 103.0 thousands | 24.1 |
| April 2025 | 91.00 thousands | 19.7 |
| March 2025 | 99.00 thousands | 19.3 |
| February 2025 | 117.0 thousands | 23.2 |
| January 2025 | 110.0 thousands | −20.3 |
| December 2024 | 97.00 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 99.00 thousands | 15.1 |
| October 2024 | 102.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| September 2024 | 130.0 thousands | 56.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NE-31121.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NE-31121.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```