# Unemployment: Cherokee County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Cherokee County, NC (U) was up 10.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 368.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.4% (May 2021) to 227.3% (May 2020), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37039.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-cherokee-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 368.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 395.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 436.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 422.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 430.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 411.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 425.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 465.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 451.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 386.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 472.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 425.0 thousands | 10.4 |
| August 2025 | 488.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 466.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 473.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 452.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| April 2025 | 398.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 428.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2025 | 441.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 451.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 377.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 436.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| October 2024 | 399.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| September 2024 | 385.0 thousands | −4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```