# Unemployment: Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 31.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 17.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,721.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.1% (May 2021) to 324.5% (May 2020), averaging 7.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40340.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-rochester-mn-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,721.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,989.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,817.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,034.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,337.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,058.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,251.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,782.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,708.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,509.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,185.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,759.0 thousands | 31.5 |
| August 2025 | 4,237.0 thousands | 17.7 |
| July 2025 | 4,217.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| June 2025 | 4,329.0 thousands | 18.0 |
| May 2025 | 3,890.0 thousands | 34.8 |
| April 2025 | 3,819.0 thousands | 30.0 |
| March 2025 | 4,621.0 thousands | 31.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,758.0 thousands | 20.3 |
| January 2025 | 4,458.0 thousands | 21.3 |
| December 2024 | 3,273.0 thousands | 25.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,964.0 thousands | 48.5 |
| October 2024 | 2,737.0 thousands | 16.3 |
| September 2024 | 2,858.0 thousands | 13.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```