# Unemployment: Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 7.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 26,594 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.2% (Apr 2021) to 338.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40060.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-richmond-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 26,594 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 25,977 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 27,365 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 27,598 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 25,385 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 24,460 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 26,853 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 27,478 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 27,421 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 24,087 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 27,446 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 23,945 thousands | 7.1 |
| August 2025 | 25,446 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 24,950 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 24,559 thousands | 6.6 |
| May 2025 | 23,487 thousands | 11.2 |
| April 2025 | 21,581 thousands | 15.0 |
| March 2025 | 23,564 thousands | 13.8 |
| February 2025 | 23,830 thousands | 10.9 |
| January 2025 | 23,872 thousands | 12.4 |
| December 2024 | 20,359 thousands | 10.9 |
| November 2024 | 22,796 thousands | 12.9 |
| October 2024 | 22,037 thousands | 6.8 |
| September 2024 | 22,348 thousands | 5.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```