# Unemployment: Rice County, KS (U)

Unemployment: Rice County, KS (U) was up 7.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 170.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.1% (Apr 2021) to 176.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KS-20159.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-rice-county-ks-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 170.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 195.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 196.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 192.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 170.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 138.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 151.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 184.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 180.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 147.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 150.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 160.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| August 2025 | 193.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| July 2025 | 205.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| June 2025 | 193.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 166.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| April 2025 | 153.0 thousands | 26.4 |
| March 2025 | 155.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| February 2025 | 171.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| January 2025 | 165.0 thousands | 17.9 |
| December 2024 | 151.0 thousands | 20.8 |
| November 2024 | 136.0 thousands | 28.3 |
| October 2024 | 159.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| September 2024 | 149.0 thousands | 17.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KS-20159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KS-20159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```