# Unemployment: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 29.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 23.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 56,308 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.1% (May 2021) to 265.3% (May 2020), averaging 8.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38900.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-portland-vancouver-hillsboro-or-wa-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 56,308 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 67,522 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 67,347 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 67,990 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 64,182 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 64,938 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 70,779 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 74,242 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 75,659 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 68,049 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 67,966 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 69,677 thousands | 29.0 |
| August 2025 | 73,846 thousands | 23.0 |
| July 2025 | 72,285 thousands | 17.5 |
| June 2025 | 65,845 thousands | 23.7 |
| May 2025 | 63,570 thousands | 25.9 |
| April 2025 | 60,252 thousands | 24.9 |
| March 2025 | 68,413 thousands | 18.1 |
| February 2025 | 69,393 thousands | 15.1 |
| January 2025 | 70,062 thousands | 15.9 |
| December 2024 | 59,710 thousands | 11.5 |
| November 2024 | 56,663 thousands | 17.9 |
| October 2024 | 54,763 thousands | 12.2 |
| September 2024 | 54,032 thousands | 10.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```