# North Carolina Unemployment Level

North Carolina Unemployment Level was up 13.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 164,944 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.4% (Apr 2021) to 265.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC.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/north-carolina-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 164,944 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 188,426 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 193,767 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 184,859 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 183,429 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 180,493 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 185,463 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 202,959 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 214,443 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 179,813 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 201,884 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 196,793 thousands | 13.9 |
| August 2025 | 219,127 thousands | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 218,316 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 211,069 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 197,650 thousands | 7.2 |
| April 2025 | 183,541 thousands | 8.5 |
| March 2025 | 202,146 thousands | 5.3 |
| February 2025 | 210,069 thousands | 4.7 |
| January 2025 | 210,636 thousands | 7.5 |
| December 2024 | 182,435 thousands | 6.5 |
| November 2024 | 199,588 thousands | 10.7 |
| October 2024 | 191,916 thousands | 5.7 |
| September 2024 | 172,719 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

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

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