# Unemployment: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 13.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,951.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.1% (Apr 2021) to 439.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25860.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-hickory-lenoir-morganton-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,951.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,600.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,925.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,639.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,667.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,532.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,694.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,128.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,505.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,527.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,357.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,044.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| August 2025 | 6,839.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 6,664.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 6,614.0 thousands | 0.06 |
| May 2025 | 6,208.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| April 2025 | 5,800.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| March 2025 | 6,338.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 6,731.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| January 2025 | 6,761.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| December 2024 | 5,826.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| November 2024 | 6,323.0 thousands | 9.8 |
| October 2024 | 5,953.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2024 | 5,320.0 thousands | −3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25860.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25860.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```