# Unemployment: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 14.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 48,611 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.5% (Apr 2021) to 290.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16740.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-charlotte-concord-gastonia-nc-sc-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 48,611 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 54,836 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 55,198 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 53,923 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 52,815 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 51,941 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 54,568 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 61,662 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 64,375 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 54,231 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 59,577 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 58,005 thousands | 14.8 |
| August 2025 | 62,960 thousands | 3.5 |
| July 2025 | 62,804 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 60,195 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 55,501 thousands | 7.4 |
| April 2025 | 51,804 thousands | 8.2 |
| March 2025 | 56,802 thousands | 5.8 |
| February 2025 | 59,565 thousands | 5.4 |
| January 2025 | 58,574 thousands | 7.1 |
| December 2024 | 51,161 thousands | 6.7 |
| November 2024 | 54,666 thousands | 11.2 |
| October 2024 | 51,473 thousands | 4.3 |
| September 2024 | 50,511 thousands | 10.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```