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

Unemployment: Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 11.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,947 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.5% (Apr 2021) to 183.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-33700.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-modesto-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,947 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 17,740 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 17,599 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 17,675 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,129 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 17,199 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 18,300 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 18,913 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,890 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,545 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,007 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,607 thousands | 11.8 |
| August 2025 | 18,405 thousands | 2.9 |
| July 2025 | 19,624 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 19,236 thousands | 4.5 |
| May 2025 | 17,658 thousands | 10.2 |
| April 2025 | 18,300 thousands | 8.7 |
| March 2025 | 19,675 thousands | 7.9 |
| February 2025 | 19,512 thousands | 4.1 |
| January 2025 | 19,302 thousands | 6.5 |
| December 2024 | 17,381 thousands | 5.7 |
| November 2024 | 17,360 thousands | 11.7 |
| October 2024 | 16,524 thousands | 8.9 |
| September 2024 | 15,747 thousands | 8.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-33700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-33700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```