# Unemployment: Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 10.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,360.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.4% (Apr 2021) to 202.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17020.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-chico-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,360.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,573.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,395.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,274.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,709.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,101.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,535.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,880.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,920.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,344.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,612.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,587.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| August 2025 | 5,881.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| July 2025 | 5,953.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| June 2025 | 5,801.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 5,063.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| April 2025 | 5,411.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,931.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| February 2025 | 5,960.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 5,916.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 5,246.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| November 2024 | 5,270.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| October 2024 | 5,123.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| September 2024 | 5,037.0 thousands | 10.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```