# Unemployment: Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 14.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,101 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.8% (Apr 2021) to 217.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36540.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-omaha-ne-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,101 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,249 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,885 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 17,173 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,135 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,601 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,415 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,017 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,940 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,248 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,358 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 16,351 thousands | 14.9 |
| August 2025 | 16,951 thousands | 5.6 |
| July 2025 | 18,128 thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 17,972 thousands | 4.7 |
| May 2025 | 16,533 thousands | 11.8 |
| April 2025 | 16,459 thousands | 17.4 |
| March 2025 | 16,967 thousands | 12.8 |
| February 2025 | 18,664 thousands | 10.3 |
| January 2025 | 18,663 thousands | 17.1 |
| December 2024 | 14,981 thousands | 15.0 |
| November 2024 | 15,130 thousands | 22.5 |
| October 2024 | 15,593 thousands | 10.2 |
| September 2024 | 14,236 thousands | 10.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```