# Unemployment: Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 10.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,158 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.8% (Apr 2021) to 118.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32900.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-merced-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,158 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,889 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 11,129 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,363 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 10,881 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,860 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,195 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 13,624 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,105 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,869 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 11,442 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,694 thousands | 10.5 |
| August 2025 | 11,691 thousands | 2.4 |
| July 2025 | 12,732 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 12,775 thousands | 4.5 |
| May 2025 | 12,353 thousands | 11.3 |
| April 2025 | 13,248 thousands | 7.2 |
| March 2025 | 14,742 thousands | 6.1 |
| February 2025 | 14,594 thousands | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 13,659 thousands | 7.0 |
| December 2024 | 11,928 thousands | 5.2 |
| November 2024 | 10,798 thousands | 11.8 |
| October 2024 | 10,028 thousands | 7.1 |
| September 2024 | 9,680.0 thousands | 9.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```