# California Unemployment Level

California Unemployment Level was up 2.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 987,617 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.6% (Jun 2022) to 277.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 7.9%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.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/california-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 987,617 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 992,958 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,006,757 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,024,479 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,037,919 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,046,272 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,053,399 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,070,386 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,082,360 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,093,176 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,094,082 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,097,295 thousands | 2.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,097,164 thousands | 3.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,095,262 thousands | 3.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,090,607 thousands | 4.4 |
| May 2025 | 1,083,897 thousands | 5.0 |
| April 2025 | 1,077,039 thousands | 5.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,071,411 thousands | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 1,066,644 thousands | 6.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,061,763 thousands | 5.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,059,516 thousands | 6.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,061,421 thousands | 7.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,065,794 thousands | 9.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,068,020 thousands | 12.5 |

## API

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

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