# Unemployment: Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 19.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 28,808 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.8% (Apr 2021) to 401.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 7.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36420.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-oklahoma-city-ok-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28,808 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 30,316 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 33,821 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 33,442 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 33,007 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 27,555 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 26,263 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 30,890 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 32,039 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 28,403 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 31,130 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 26,836 thousands | 19.9 |
| August 2025 | 26,497 thousands | 8.8 |
| July 2025 | 25,492 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 25,702 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 23,245 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 19,424 thousands | −2.1 |
| March 2025 | 22,265 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 24,928 thousands | −4.5 |
| January 2025 | 24,401 thousands | −4.1 |
| December 2024 | 21,429 thousands | −4.0 |
| November 2024 | 22,721 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 22,434 thousands | −7.6 |
| September 2024 | 22,378 thousands | −7.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36420.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36420.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```