# Unemployment: Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 33.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 17.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,594.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.0% (May 2021) to 374.8% (May 2020), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-35980.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-norwich-new-london-willimantic-ct-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,594.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,039.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,816.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,570.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,517.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,961.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,879.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,965.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,584.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,720.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,216.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,405.0 thousands | 33.3 |
| August 2025 | 5,621.0 thousands | 17.2 |
| July 2025 | 6,098.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| June 2025 | 5,066.0 thousands | 20.9 |
| May 2025 | 5,269.0 thousands | 20.8 |
| April 2025 | 4,383.0 thousands | 16.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,322.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| February 2025 | 5,977.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| January 2025 | 5,776.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| December 2024 | 4,151.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| November 2024 | 4,472.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| October 2024 | 4,245.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 4,055.0 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```