# Unemployment: Catawba County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Catawba County, NC (U) was up 7.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,308.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.5% (Apr 2021) to 493.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37035.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-catawba-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,308.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,593.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,702.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,576.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,609.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,560.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,597.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,813.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,010.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,522.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,868.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,702.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| August 2025 | 3,061.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 3,012.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| June 2025 | 2,949.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| May 2025 | 2,742.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 2,531.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 2,801.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 2,939.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 2,961.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| December 2024 | 2,541.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,783.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| October 2024 | 2,565.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| September 2024 | 2,505.0 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```