# Unemployment: Kern County, CA (U)

Unemployment: Kern County, CA (U) was up 10.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 32,854 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.6% (May 2021) to 134.1% (May 2020), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06029.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-kern-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32,854 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 34,751 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 34,764 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 35,695 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 33,951 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 35,621 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 38,554 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 38,992 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 37,503 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 34,665 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 34,075 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 34,330 thousands | 10.4 |
| August 2025 | 36,311 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2025 | 38,214 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 38,624 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 36,834 thousands | 8.1 |
| April 2025 | 37,955 thousands | 6.4 |
| March 2025 | 40,748 thousands | 4.3 |
| February 2025 | 39,848 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 37,498 thousands | 2.9 |
| December 2024 | 33,799 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 33,036 thousands | 6.5 |
| October 2024 | 31,704 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 31,109 thousands | 5.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```