# Unemployment: Charleston County, SC (U)

Unemployment: Charleston County, SC (U) was up 10.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,405.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.1% (Apr 2021) to 462.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 12.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-SC-45019.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-charleston-county-sc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,405.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,684.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,290.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,578.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,464.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,973.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,201.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,764 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 10,618 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,190.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,685.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 8,803.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| August 2025 | 9,504.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 9,088.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2025 | 8,860.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 7,331.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| April 2025 | 6,762.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| March 2025 | 7,933.0 thousands | 16.7 |
| February 2025 | 8,693.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| January 2025 | 8,248.0 thousands | 26.0 |
| December 2024 | 7,493.0 thousands | 27.6 |
| November 2024 | 7,889.0 thousands | 38.3 |
| October 2024 | 8,197.0 thousands | 41.1 |
| September 2024 | 7,957.0 thousands | 52.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SC-45019.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SC-45019.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```