# North Carolina Unemployment Level

North Carolina Unemployment Level was up 4.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 179,830 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.6% (Apr 2021) to 242.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC.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/north-carolina-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 179,830 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 182,034 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 186,094 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 189,940 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 194,535 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 196,588 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 197,097 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 201,059 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 203,452 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 203,385 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 203,654 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 204,587 thousands | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 204,464 thousands | 4.7 |
| July 2025 | 203,872 thousands | 4.9 |
| June 2025 | 202,847 thousands | 4.9 |
| May 2025 | 201,754 thousands | 4.9 |
| April 2025 | 201,150 thousands | 5.5 |
| March 2025 | 201,222 thousands | 6.5 |
| February 2025 | 201,344 thousands | 7.3 |
| January 2025 | 200,605 thousands | 7.1 |
| December 2024 | 199,305 thousands | 6.4 |
| November 2024 | 198,055 thousands | 6.0 |
| October 2024 | 197,111 thousands | 5.9 |
| September 2024 | 196,213 thousands | 6.1 |

## API

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

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