# Unemployment: Vega Alta Municipio, PR (U)

Unemployment: Vega Alta Municipio, PR (U) was up 22.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 23.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 705.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.9% (Jul 2022) to 44.6% (Jul 2026), averaging −9.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PR-72143.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (439 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-vega-alta-municipio-pr-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 705.0 thousands | 22.2 |
| August 2026 | 715.0 thousands | 23.7 |
| July 2026 | 755.0 thousands | 44.6 |
| June 2026 | 662.0 thousands | 30.8 |
| May 2026 | 480.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| April 2026 | 486.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| March 2026 | 545.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2026 | 477.0 thousands | −12.6 |
| January 2026 | 470.0 thousands | −13.1 |
| December 2025 | 484.0 thousands | −14.8 |
| November 2025 | 508.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| October 2025 | 521.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| September 2025 | 577.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| August 2025 | 578.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 522.0 thousands | −8.3 |
| June 2025 | 506.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| May 2025 | 522.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 533.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 550.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 546.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| January 2025 | 541.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| December 2024 | 568.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 545.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 555.0 thousands | 3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PR-72143.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PR-72143.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```