# Unemployment: Otero County, NM (U)

Unemployment: Otero County, NM (U) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,202.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.6% (Aug 2022) to 94.4% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NM-35035.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-nm-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,202.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,187.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,425.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,236.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,118.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,123.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 994.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,268.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,296.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,073.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,280.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,077.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,092.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,345.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,197.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 954.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 870.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 883.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,040.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,112.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| December 2024 | 964.0 thousands | 14.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,105.0 thousands | 18.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,085.0 thousands | 15.3 |
| September 2024 | 1,056.0 thousands | 13.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NM-35035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NM-35035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```