# Unemployment: Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 6.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.10% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,624 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.9% (Apr 2021) to 517.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 10.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48620.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-wichita-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,624 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,648 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,244 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,615 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,170 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,978 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,367 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,277 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,558 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 12,666 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,465 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,194 thousands | 6.7 |
| August 2025 | 15,015 thousands | −0.10 |
| July 2025 | 16,150 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 14,496 thousands | 3.9 |
| May 2025 | 13,290 thousands | 11.1 |
| April 2025 | 13,004 thousands | 17.8 |
| March 2025 | 13,588 thousands | 14.4 |
| February 2025 | 14,573 thousands | 17.1 |
| January 2025 | 14,304 thousands | 23.9 |
| December 2024 | 12,538 thousands | 34.5 |
| November 2024 | 13,813 thousands | 62.8 |
| October 2024 | 13,583 thousands | 31.4 |
| September 2024 | 12,366 thousands | 28.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```