# Unemployment: Sarasota County, FL (U)

Unemployment: Sarasota County, FL (U) was up 24.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 18.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,546.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.2% (May 2021) to 336.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-FL-12115.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-sarasota-county-fl-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,546.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,119 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,212 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,137 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,645.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,906.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,586.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,717 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 11,089 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,723.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,887 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,365.0 thousands | 24.1 |
| August 2025 | 9,309.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| July 2025 | 8,933.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| June 2025 | 8,488.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| May 2025 | 7,466.0 thousands | 19.6 |
| April 2025 | 7,239.0 thousands | 22.9 |
| March 2025 | 7,204.0 thousands | 16.4 |
| February 2025 | 7,597.0 thousands | 15.1 |
| January 2025 | 7,836.0 thousands | 15.3 |
| December 2024 | 6,697.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| November 2024 | 7,562.0 thousands | 17.6 |
| October 2024 | 7,572.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| September 2024 | 7,547.0 thousands | 9.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-FL-12115.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-FL-12115.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```