# Unemployment: Montgomery County, MD (U)

Unemployment: Montgomery County, MD (U) was up 47.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 32.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,081 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.9% (Apr 2022) to 212.7% (May 2020), averaging 8.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MD-24031.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-montgomery-county-md-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,081 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,297 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 20,831 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,706 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,985 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 22,840 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 22,741 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 25,445 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 23,044 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,125 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 22,199 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 23,395 thousands | 47.9 |
| August 2025 | 23,929 thousands | 32.6 |
| July 2025 | 23,381 thousands | 26.0 |
| June 2025 | 22,704 thousands | 26.1 |
| May 2025 | 20,053 thousands | 47.7 |
| April 2025 | 18,308 thousands | 43.4 |
| March 2025 | 19,929 thousands | 30.5 |
| February 2025 | 19,865 thousands | 26.1 |
| January 2025 | 17,050 thousands | 20.5 |
| December 2024 | 14,783 thousands | 25.6 |
| November 2024 | 17,076 thousands | 52.7 |
| October 2024 | 17,142 thousands | 37.6 |
| September 2024 | 15,818 thousands | 37.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MD-24031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MD-24031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```