# Unemployment: Burke County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Burke County, NC (U) was up 22.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,118.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.0% (Apr 2021) to 366.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37023.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-burke-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,118.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,284.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,381.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,309.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,287.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,257.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,326.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,408.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,445.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,272.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,500.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,431.0 thousands | 22.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,636.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| July 2025 | 1,597.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,599.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| May 2025 | 1,501.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,390.0 thousands | 19.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,540.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| February 2025 | 1,691.0 thousands | 22.2 |
| January 2025 | 1,718.0 thousands | 30.3 |
| December 2024 | 1,502.0 thousands | 29.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,606.0 thousands | 26.1 |
| October 2024 | 1,599.0 thousands | 20.6 |
| September 2024 | 1,164.0 thousands | −6.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```