# Washington Unemployment Level

Washington Unemployment Level was up 7.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 193,018 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.5% (Apr 2021) to 290.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-WA.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/washington-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 193,018 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 197,389 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 202,809 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 209,438 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 212,201 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 212,320 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 208,996 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 208,125 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 204,364 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 198,168 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 198,199 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 192,034 thousands | 7.2 |
| August 2025 | 187,705 thousands | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 184,914 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 184,009 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 184,110 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 183,272 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 181,390 thousands | −1.8 |
| February 2025 | 179,192 thousands | −3.0 |
| January 2025 | 176,838 thousands | −4.5 |
| December 2024 | 175,202 thousands | −5.5 |
| November 2024 | 175,032 thousands | −4.9 |
| October 2024 | 176,582 thousands | −2.4 |
| September 2024 | 179,141 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

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

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