# Unemployment: Riley County, KS (U)

Unemployment: Riley County, KS (U) was up 10.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,303.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.7% (Apr 2021) to 238.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KS-20161.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-riley-county-ks-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,303.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,556.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,517.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,539.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,319.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,080.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,221.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,444.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,383.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,099.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,116.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,253.0 thousands | 10.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,412.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,533.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,424.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,127.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,155.0 thousands | 20.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,311.0 thousands | 23.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,376.0 thousands | 19.0 |
| January 2025 | 1,188.0 thousands | 20.9 |
| December 2024 | 1,019.0 thousands | 34.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,020.0 thousands | 53.2 |
| October 2024 | 1,221.0 thousands | 24.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,135.0 thousands | 23.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KS-20161.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KS-20161.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```