# Unemployment: Otero County, CO (U)

Unemployment: Otero County, CO (U) was down 4.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −11.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 424.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.4% (Jun 2022) to 113.8% (Jun 2020), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CO-08089.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-otero-county-co-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 424.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 432.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 398.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 391.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 353.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 320.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 347.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 410.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 419.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 360.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 367.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 374.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| August 2025 | 388.0 thousands | −11.8 |
| July 2025 | 410.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 392.0 thousands | −7.1 |
| May 2025 | 363.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 361.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| March 2025 | 389.0 thousands | 19.7 |
| February 2025 | 414.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| January 2025 | 399.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| December 2024 | 391.0 thousands | 19.2 |
| November 2024 | 415.0 thousands | 35.2 |
| October 2024 | 390.0 thousands | 27.9 |
| September 2024 | 390.0 thousands | 25.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CO-08089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CO-08089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```