# Unemployment: Yakima County, WA (U)

Unemployment: Yakima County, WA (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −6.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,118.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.4% (Apr 2021) to 93.3% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WA-53077.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-yakima-county-wa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,118.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,116.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,658.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,297.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,405.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,032.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,460.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,273.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,261.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,965.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,263.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,472.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 7,002.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| July 2025 | 6,721.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| June 2025 | 5,645.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| May 2025 | 6,870.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| April 2025 | 6,866.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 7,883.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| February 2025 | 9,141.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| January 2025 | 8,757.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| December 2024 | 8,743.0 thousands | −11.4 |
| November 2024 | 6,962.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 5,785.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| September 2024 | 5,549.0 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53077.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53077.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```