# Unemployment: Owatonna, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Owatonna, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 42.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 20.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 917.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.2% (May 2021) to 217.2% (May 2020), averaging 5.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36940.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-owatonna-mn-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 917.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 986.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 961.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 975.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 789.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 805.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,005.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,093.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,108.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 945.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 805.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 724.0 thousands | 42.0 |
| August 2025 | 865.0 thousands | 20.3 |
| July 2025 | 839.0 thousands | 21.4 |
| June 2025 | 885.0 thousands | 22.1 |
| May 2025 | 727.0 thousands | 38.5 |
| April 2025 | 739.0 thousands | 32.0 |
| March 2025 | 956.0 thousands | 45.7 |
| February 2025 | 858.0 thousands | 18.7 |
| January 2025 | 839.0 thousands | 20.2 |
| December 2024 | 592.0 thousands | 14.3 |
| November 2024 | 517.0 thousands | 32.9 |
| October 2024 | 455.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| September 2024 | 510.0 thousands | 7.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```