# Unemployment: Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 3.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 816.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.7% (Oct 2017) to 123.1% (May 2020), averaging −2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28820.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-kinston-nc-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 816.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 928.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 964.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 912.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 906.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 883.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 885.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 962.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 996.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 857.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 975.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 928.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,068.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,054.0 thousands | −7.0 |
| June 2025 | 1,027.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| May 2025 | 965.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| April 2025 | 879.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 944.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 956.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 984.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 849.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 941.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| October 2024 | 873.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| September 2024 | 894.0 thousands | 2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28820.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28820.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```