# Unemployment: Bladen County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Bladen County, NC (U) was up 10.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 470.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.7% (Apr 2021) to 137.2% (Apr 2020), averaging −3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37017.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-bladen-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 470.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 517.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 540.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 522.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 531.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 508.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 529.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 583.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 618.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 526.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 579.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 587.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| August 2025 | 675.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| July 2025 | 682.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| June 2025 | 602.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| May 2025 | 584.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 525.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2025 | 597.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 632.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 621.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2024 | 532.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2024 | 573.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 524.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| September 2024 | 533.0 thousands | 7.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37017.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37017.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```