# Unemployment: Cumberland County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Cumberland County, NC (U) was up 11.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,173.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.0% (Apr 2021) to 239.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37051.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-cumberland-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,173.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,869.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,926.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,613.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,506.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,478.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,665.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,130.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,568.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,514.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,107.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,096.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| August 2025 | 6,818.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| July 2025 | 6,911.0 thousands | 0.04 |
| June 2025 | 6,635.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 6,215.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| April 2025 | 5,721.0 thousands | 7.3 |
| March 2025 | 6,274.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| February 2025 | 6,551.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 6,511.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 5,589.0 thousands | −0.04 |
| November 2024 | 5,915.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| October 2024 | 5,396.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| September 2024 | 5,487.0 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37051.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37051.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```