# Unemployment: Alameda County, CA (U)

Unemployment: Alameda County, CA (U) was up 11.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 40,184 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.5% (May 2022) to 432.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 14.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-alameda-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 40,184 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 41,685 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 39,799 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 37,591 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 32,824 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 35,093 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 36,808 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 39,173 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 39,899 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 38,157 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 41,537 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 43,146 thousands | 11.0 |
| August 2025 | 44,857 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 44,449 thousands | 3.1 |
| June 2025 | 41,976 thousands | 6.2 |
| May 2025 | 36,703 thousands | 11.7 |
| April 2025 | 37,211 thousands | 9.7 |
| March 2025 | 39,143 thousands | 5.8 |
| February 2025 | 39,795 thousands | 4.1 |
| January 2025 | 40,457 thousands | 4.9 |
| December 2024 | 37,286 thousands | 5.8 |
| November 2024 | 39,882 thousands | 10.6 |
| October 2024 | 39,972 thousands | 7.8 |
| September 2024 | 38,873 thousands | 8.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```