# Unemployment: Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 9.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,654.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.8% (Apr 2021) to 326.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41400.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-salem-oh-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,654.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,739.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,715.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,779.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,401.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,507.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,976.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,423.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,463.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,045.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,996.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,971.0 thousands | −9.4 |
| August 2025 | 2,167.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 2,365.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 2,395.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 2,209.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,400.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| March 2025 | 2,777.0 thousands | 15.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,973.0 thousands | 20.5 |
| January 2025 | 3,060.0 thousands | 23.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,301.0 thousands | 26.6 |
| November 2024 | 2,129.0 thousands | 24.5 |
| October 2024 | 2,019.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| September 2024 | 2,175.0 thousands | 18.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41400.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41400.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```