# Unemployment: Ponce, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Ponce, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 11.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 8,854.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.6% (Jul 2022) to 60.3% (Jul 2021), averaging −3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (439 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-ponce-pr-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,854.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| August 2026 | 8,831.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 8,763.0 thousands | 21.4 |
| June 2026 | 8,333.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| May 2026 | 7,308.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| April 2026 | 6,915.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2026 | 7,016.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2026 | 7,379.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2026 | 7,688.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 7,637.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| November 2025 | 7,469.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| October 2025 | 7,701.0 thousands | −0.03 |
| September 2025 | 7,978.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| August 2025 | 8,646.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| July 2025 | 7,216.0 thousands | −9.4 |
| June 2025 | 7,388.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| May 2025 | 7,004.0 thousands | −11.4 |
| April 2025 | 7,133.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| March 2025 | 7,136.0 thousands | −10.2 |
| February 2025 | 7,506.0 thousands | −10.0 |
| January 2025 | 7,728.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| December 2024 | 7,889.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 7,850.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| October 2024 | 7,703.0 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```