# Unemployment: Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 10.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.04% in August 2025.
The level stood at 15,048 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.2% (Apr 2021) to 394.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 10.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16700.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-north-charleston-sc-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,048 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 17,571 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 17,626 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 17,411 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,353 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,334 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,575 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 21,727 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 21,501 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,794 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 19,650 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,778 thousands | 10.1 |
| August 2025 | 19,211 thousands | 0.04 |
| July 2025 | 18,684 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 17,969 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 15,003 thousands | 5.9 |
| April 2025 | 13,833 thousands | 15.1 |
| March 2025 | 15,932 thousands | 17.6 |
| February 2025 | 17,383 thousands | 17.4 |
| January 2025 | 16,449 thousands | 24.0 |
| December 2024 | 15,161 thousands | 28.6 |
| November 2024 | 16,163 thousands | 42.1 |
| October 2024 | 16,824 thousands | 44.3 |
| September 2024 | 16,143 thousands | 56.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```