# Unemployment: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 14.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,597.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.3% (Apr 2021) to 339.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25940.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-hilton-head-island-bluffton-port-royal-sc-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,597.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,243.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,978.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,318.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,630.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,431.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,070.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,508.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,403.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,564.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,829.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,523.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| August 2025 | 4,794.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 4,616.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| June 2025 | 4,512.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 3,563.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| April 2025 | 3,230.0 thousands | 12.2 |
| March 2025 | 3,916.0 thousands | 17.3 |
| February 2025 | 4,309.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| January 2025 | 4,088.0 thousands | 24.6 |
| December 2024 | 3,597.0 thousands | 25.7 |
| November 2024 | 3,787.0 thousands | 41.1 |
| October 2024 | 3,822.0 thousands | 40.5 |
| September 2024 | 3,945.0 thousands | 57.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```