# Unemployment: Chatham County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Chatham County, NC (U) was up 17.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,086.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.0% (Apr 2021) to 174.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37037.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-chatham-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,086.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,227.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,312.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,244.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,230.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,190.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,228.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,314.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,372.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,170.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,411.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,325.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,503.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| July 2025 | 1,433.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,418.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,335.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,227.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,325.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,298.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,322.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,146.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,291.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,160.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,125.0 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```