# California Unemployment Level

California Unemployment Level was up 8.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 996,205 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.5% (May 2022) to 313.7% (May 2020), averaging 8.1%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/california-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 996,205 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,045,290 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,025,776 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,000,929 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 923,115 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 969,413 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,017,716 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,084,862 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,085,106 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,017,997 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,087,409 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,112,773 thousands | 8.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,159,300 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,163,214 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,100,647 thousands | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 993,216 thousands | 8.7 |
| April 2025 | 1,013,196 thousands | 8.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,082,519 thousands | 5.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,104,697 thousands | 4.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,103,117 thousands | 4.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,010,418 thousands | 5.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,052,586 thousands | 11.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,043,138 thousands | 8.7 |
| September 2024 | 1,026,866 thousands | 8.8 |

## API

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

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