# Unemployment: King County, WA (U)

Unemployment: King County, WA (U) was up 13.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 65,564 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.6% (Apr 2021) to 535.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 17.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WA-53033.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-king-county-wa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 65,564 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 63,410 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 65,614 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 66,023 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 64,053 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 66,784 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 65,312 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 75,891 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 78,111 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 66,263 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 72,650 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 65,158 thousands | 13.6 |
| August 2025 | 63,282 thousands | 5.1 |
| July 2025 | 60,994 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 61,486 thousands | −3.4 |
| May 2025 | 54,927 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 54,359 thousands | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 58,540 thousands | 5.4 |
| February 2025 | 57,770 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 56,734 thousands | −5.0 |
| December 2024 | 49,439 thousands | −4.5 |
| November 2024 | 55,006 thousands | −3.6 |
| October 2024 | 56,697 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 57,371 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53033.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53033.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```