# Unemployment: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 30.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 19.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 125,934 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.5% (Apr 2022) to 240.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.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-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md-wv-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 125,934 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 130,916 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 138,014 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 140,595 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 133,773 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 135,327 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 142,512 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 153,881 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 148,990 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 132,762 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 149,846 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 141,984 thousands | 30.7 |
| August 2025 | 148,766 thousands | 19.6 |
| July 2025 | 144,593 thousands | 17.0 |
| June 2025 | 140,006 thousands | 18.2 |
| May 2025 | 127,707 thousands | 28.2 |
| April 2025 | 117,357 thousands | 30.2 |
| March 2025 | 128,570 thousands | 25.9 |
| February 2025 | 127,418 thousands | 18.9 |
| January 2025 | 119,527 thousands | 18.2 |
| December 2024 | 101,888 thousands | 18.1 |
| November 2024 | 113,382 thousands | 26.1 |
| October 2024 | 111,860 thousands | 17.3 |
| September 2024 | 108,651 thousands | 17.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```