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

Unemployment: Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 5.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,655.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.7% (Apr 2021) to 343.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40220.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-roanoke-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,655.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,453.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,903.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,141.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,512.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,260.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,792.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,912.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,732.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,178.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,938.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,009.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| August 2025 | 5,481.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 5,239.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 5,374.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| May 2025 | 4,984.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| April 2025 | 4,597.0 thousands | 16.3 |
| March 2025 | 4,954.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| February 2025 | 5,142.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| January 2025 | 5,110.0 thousands | 14.6 |
| December 2024 | 4,305.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| November 2024 | 4,825.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| October 2024 | 4,736.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| September 2024 | 4,744.0 thousands | 8.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40220.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40220.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```