# Unemployment: Watertown, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Watertown, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 30.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 251.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −75.4% (Apr 2021) to 286.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47980.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-watertown-sd-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 251.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 304.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 286.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 300.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 269.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 263.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 335.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 414.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 383.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 389.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 337.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 288.0 thousands | 30.9 |
| August 2025 | 334.0 thousands | 16.0 |
| July 2025 | 284.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| June 2025 | 325.0 thousands | 15.7 |
| May 2025 | 304.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| April 2025 | 320.0 thousands | 25.0 |
| March 2025 | 319.0 thousands | 19.5 |
| February 2025 | 363.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| January 2025 | 329.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| December 2024 | 328.0 thousands | 28.1 |
| November 2024 | 270.0 thousands | 26.8 |
| October 2024 | 250.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| September 2024 | 220.0 thousands | −2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```