# Unemployment: Norfolk County, MA (U)

Unemployment: Norfolk County, MA (U) was up 21.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,075 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.6% (Apr 2021) to 545.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 16.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA-25021.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-norfolk-county-ma-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,075 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,694 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 18,036 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,178 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,690 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 15,408 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,431 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 18,553 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,073 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,437 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,186 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,450 thousands | 21.0 |
| August 2025 | 18,257 thousands | 8.9 |
| July 2025 | 18,641 thousands | 5.8 |
| June 2025 | 17,940 thousands | 9.7 |
| May 2025 | 17,365 thousands | 16.5 |
| April 2025 | 15,466 thousands | 21.3 |
| March 2025 | 16,931 thousands | 16.5 |
| February 2025 | 17,529 thousands | 14.5 |
| January 2025 | 16,859 thousands | 14.9 |
| December 2024 | 15,193 thousands | 15.3 |
| November 2024 | 14,988 thousands | 22.0 |
| October 2024 | 15,039 thousands | 17.4 |
| September 2024 | 14,422 thousands | 17.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25021.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA-25021.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```