# Unemployment: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 19.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 11.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 65,221 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −76.1% (May 2021) to 652.5% (May 2020), averaging 16.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36740.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-orlando-kissimmee-sanford-fl-metropolitan-statistical-area

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 65,221 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 69,747 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 71,464 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 70,436 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 68,243 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 69,067 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 66,895 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 72,236 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 74,383 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 67,726 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 73,929 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 62,872 thousands | 19.8 |
| August 2025 | 63,962 thousands | 11.0 |
| July 2025 | 62,072 thousands | 8.9 |
| June 2025 | 59,290 thousands | 8.7 |
| May 2025 | 53,445 thousands | 15.9 |
| April 2025 | 50,326 thousands | 16.0 |
| March 2025 | 52,147 thousands | 13.1 |
| February 2025 | 52,184 thousands | 12.2 |
| January 2025 | 53,622 thousands | 10.7 |
| December 2024 | 47,412 thousands | 8.4 |
| November 2024 | 53,089 thousands | 13.2 |
| October 2024 | 52,325 thousands | 7.8 |
| September 2024 | 52,463 thousands | 10.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```