# Unemployment: DeKalb County, GA (U)

Unemployment: DeKalb County, GA (U) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,787 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.1% (Apr 2021) to 291.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-GA-13089.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-dekalb-county-ga-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,787 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,367 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,659 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,453 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,540 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,225 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 14,001 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,276 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,414 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,387 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,338 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,503 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 15,114 thousands | −5.7 |
| July 2025 | 14,248 thousands | −9.3 |
| June 2025 | 14,637 thousands | −7.3 |
| May 2025 | 13,602 thousands | −3.3 |
| April 2025 | 12,674 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 14,076 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 14,521 thousands | 2.8 |
| January 2025 | 14,501 thousands | 6.3 |
| December 2024 | 13,736 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 14,779 thousands | 9.1 |
| October 2024 | 14,589 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 14,450 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-GA-13089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-GA-13089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```