# Unemployment: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 5.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,187.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.5% (Apr 2021) to 187.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44060.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-spokane-spokane-valley-wa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,187.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 11,603 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,464.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,775 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,109 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 13,128 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,921 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,150 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,599 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,602 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,965 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,414 thousands | 5.0 |
| August 2025 | 12,188 thousands | −5.0 |
| July 2025 | 11,765 thousands | −8.7 |
| June 2025 | 9,686.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| May 2025 | 11,164 thousands | −4.6 |
| April 2025 | 11,226 thousands | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 13,210 thousands | −7.9 |
| February 2025 | 15,909 thousands | −5.2 |
| January 2025 | 14,253 thousands | −6.7 |
| December 2024 | 13,112 thousands | −12.1 |
| November 2024 | 11,759 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 10,956 thousands | −7.2 |
| September 2024 | 9,921.0 thousands | −4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```