# Unemployment: Otsego County, MI (U)

Unemployment: Otsego County, MI (U) was down 5.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 479.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.4% (Apr 2021) to 390.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 7.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MI-26137.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-otsego-county-mi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 479.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 541.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 555.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 568.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 620.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 649.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 674.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 658.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 759.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 661.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 613.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 569.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| August 2025 | 668.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 748.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| June 2025 | 736.0 thousands | 6.1 |
| May 2025 | 731.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| April 2025 | 828.0 thousands | 26.6 |
| March 2025 | 854.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| February 2025 | 888.0 thousands | 26.3 |
| January 2025 | 855.0 thousands | 43.7 |
| December 2024 | 753.0 thousands | 44.3 |
| November 2024 | 630.0 thousands | 36.4 |
| October 2024 | 577.0 thousands | 22.0 |
| September 2024 | 599.0 thousands | 23.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26137.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MI-26137.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```