# Unemployment: Somerset County, ME (U)

Unemployment: Somerset County, ME (U) was up 21.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 901.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.4% (Jul 2022) to 158.3% (May 2020), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-ME-23025.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-somerset-county-me-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 901.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 897.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 925.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 800.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 878.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 995.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,026.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,222.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,353.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,065.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 963.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 863.0 thousands | 21.0 |
| August 2025 | 882.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| July 2025 | 965.0 thousands | 15.8 |
| June 2025 | 819.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| May 2025 | 934.0 thousands | 19.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,123.0 thousands | 29.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,171.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,274.0 thousands | 10.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,293.0 thousands | 20.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,023.0 thousands | 15.1 |
| November 2024 | 924.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| October 2024 | 798.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| September 2024 | 713.0 thousands | 7.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME-23025.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME-23025.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```