# Unemployment: New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −6.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,022 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.3% (Apr 2022) to 373.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-35380.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (430 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-new-orleans-metairie-la-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,022 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 18,176 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,176 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,463 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 21,031 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,524 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 21,067 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 21,211 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 21,372 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,924 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 20,653 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 20,937 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 20,865 thousands | −6.3 |
| July 2025 | 22,354 thousands | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 23,232 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 20,355 thousands | 11.8 |
| April 2025 | 18,282 thousands | 6.7 |
| March 2025 | 19,476 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 19,183 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 20,495 thousands | 0.00 |
| December 2024 | 18,647 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 20,268 thousands | 10.9 |
| October 2024 | 21,246 thousands | 10.6 |
| September 2024 | 21,259 thousands | 10.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35380.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35380.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```