# Unemployment: Los Angeles County, CA (U)

Unemployment: Los Angeles County, CA (U) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 224,519 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.7% (Apr 2022) to 324.9% (May 2020), averaging 9.0%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06037.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-los-angeles-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 224,519 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 246,700 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 257,084 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 261,470 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 261,882 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 258,490 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 256,718 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 282,796 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 279,189 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 257,301 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 284,493 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 300,069 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2025 | 314,367 thousands | −7.9 |
| July 2025 | 315,951 thousands | −7.6 |
| June 2025 | 290,581 thousands | −5.7 |
| May 2025 | 272,273 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 265,715 thousands | 4.9 |
| March 2025 | 280,255 thousands | 3.4 |
| February 2025 | 292,134 thousands | 6.7 |
| January 2025 | 297,184 thousands | 4.8 |
| December 2024 | 278,990 thousands | 9.3 |
| November 2024 | 297,181 thousands | 16.3 |
| October 2024 | 301,219 thousands | 14.7 |
| September 2024 | 305,336 thousands | 11.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```