# Unemployment: Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 17.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 20,974 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.3% (Apr 2021) to 371.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-46140.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-tulsa-ok-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20,974 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,986 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 24,645 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 24,286 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 23,930 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 20,179 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,042 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 21,908 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 22,692 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,816 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 21,716 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 18,926 thousands | 17.7 |
| August 2025 | 18,647 thousands | 7.2 |
| July 2025 | 17,834 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 18,037 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 16,384 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 13,817 thousands | −4.2 |
| March 2025 | 15,780 thousands | −3.8 |
| February 2025 | 17,637 thousands | −10.3 |
| January 2025 | 17,261 thousands | −11.6 |
| December 2024 | 15,014 thousands | −10.2 |
| November 2024 | 16,101 thousands | −4.8 |
| October 2024 | 16,125 thousands | −8.8 |
| September 2024 | 16,081 thousands | −7.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-46140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-46140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```