# Unemployment: Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 34.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 24.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,655.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.2% (Apr 2021) to 480.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 14.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11700.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-asheville-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,655.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,331.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,675.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,458.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,509.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,385.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,664.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,278.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,738.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,529.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,685.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,491.0 thousands | 34.6 |
| August 2025 | 8,574.0 thousands | 24.6 |
| July 2025 | 8,720.0 thousands | 27.9 |
| June 2025 | 8,897.0 thousands | 32.6 |
| May 2025 | 8,912.0 thousands | 46.7 |
| April 2025 | 9,020.0 thousands | 66.3 |
| March 2025 | 10,381 thousands | 66.8 |
| February 2025 | 12,552 thousands | 89.1 |
| January 2025 | 12,846 thousands | 106.2 |
| December 2024 | 11,533 thousands | 115.2 |
| November 2024 | 14,329 thousands | 144.7 |
| October 2024 | 20,020 thousands | 229.3 |
| September 2024 | 5,567.0 thousands | −2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```