# Unemployment: St. Louis County, MN (U)

Unemployment: St. Louis County, MN (U) was up 50.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 28.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,722.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.6% (May 2021) to 245.8% (May 2020), averaging 4.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MN-27137.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-st-louis-county-mn-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,722.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,247.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,129.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,251.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,599.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,671.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,400.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,962.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,868.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,859.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,024.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,153.0 thousands | 50.2 |
| August 2025 | 4,774.0 thousands | 28.9 |
| July 2025 | 4,964.0 thousands | 26.1 |
| June 2025 | 5,123.0 thousands | 25.2 |
| May 2025 | 4,077.0 thousands | 23.1 |
| April 2025 | 4,244.0 thousands | 25.8 |
| March 2025 | 4,735.0 thousands | 19.2 |
| February 2025 | 4,776.0 thousands | 16.4 |
| January 2025 | 4,404.0 thousands | 16.6 |
| December 2024 | 3,302.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| November 2024 | 3,050.0 thousands | 30.2 |
| October 2024 | 2,630.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| September 2024 | 2,765.0 thousands | 14.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27137.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27137.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```