# Unemployment: Columbus County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Columbus County, NC (U) was up 5.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 734.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.4% (Apr 2021) to 179.1% (Apr 2020), averaging −3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37047.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-columbus-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 734.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 824.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 848.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 813.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 787.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 753.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 788.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 875.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 943.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 763.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 847.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 803.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| August 2025 | 911.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2025 | 918.0 thousands | −7.6 |
| June 2025 | 919.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| May 2025 | 854.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| April 2025 | 766.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| March 2025 | 854.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| February 2025 | 920.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| January 2025 | 913.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| December 2024 | 784.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2024 | 817.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 778.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2024 | 763.0 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```