# Unemployment: Lee County, SC (U)

Unemployment: Lee County, SC (U) was down 6.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −20.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 354.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.8% (Apr 2021) to 230.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-SC-45061.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-lee-county-sc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 354.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 387.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 365.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 380.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 342.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 333.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 366.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 452.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 461.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 395.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 409.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 353.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| August 2025 | 357.0 thousands | −20.8 |
| July 2025 | 357.0 thousands | −16.8 |
| June 2025 | 358.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| May 2025 | 338.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 311.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| March 2025 | 343.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 371.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| January 2025 | 358.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| December 2024 | 344.0 thousands | 21.6 |
| November 2024 | 401.0 thousands | 56.6 |
| October 2024 | 411.0 thousands | 65.1 |
| September 2024 | 376.0 thousands | 73.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SC-45061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SC-45061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```