# Unemployment: Mecklenburg County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Mecklenburg County, NC (U) was up 12.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 21,640 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.6% (Apr 2021) to 290.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37119.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-mecklenburg-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21,640 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 24,015 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 24,398 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,614 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 23,501 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 23,324 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 24,181 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 26,845 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 28,155 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 23,178 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 25,452 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 25,207 thousands | 12.7 |
| August 2025 | 27,832 thousands | 3.7 |
| July 2025 | 28,201 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 26,850 thousands | 3.2 |
| May 2025 | 25,019 thousands | 7.5 |
| April 2025 | 23,455 thousands | 5.8 |
| March 2025 | 25,431 thousands | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 27,175 thousands | 3.4 |
| January 2025 | 26,519 thousands | 4.1 |
| December 2024 | 22,713 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 24,210 thousands | 6.9 |
| October 2024 | 22,328 thousands | −1.4 |
| September 2024 | 22,368 thousands | 5.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37119.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37119.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```