# Unemployment: Stearns County, MN (U)

Unemployment: Stearns County, MN (U) was up 33.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 19.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,633.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.9% (May 2021) to 255.4% (May 2020), averaging 6.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MN-27145.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-stearns-county-mn-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,633.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,152.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,102.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,350.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,449.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,563.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,512.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,927.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,880.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,044.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,427.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,852.0 thousands | 33.1 |
| August 2025 | 3,574.0 thousands | 19.2 |
| July 2025 | 3,645.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| June 2025 | 3,713.0 thousands | 15.8 |
| May 2025 | 2,988.0 thousands | 24.9 |
| April 2025 | 3,211.0 thousands | 31.6 |
| March 2025 | 3,870.0 thousands | 27.2 |
| February 2025 | 3,956.0 thousands | 23.2 |
| January 2025 | 3,847.0 thousands | 23.2 |
| December 2024 | 2,862.0 thousands | 22.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,491.0 thousands | 43.4 |
| October 2024 | 2,231.0 thousands | 20.7 |
| September 2024 | 2,143.0 thousands | 14.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27145.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MN-27145.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```