# Unemployment: Monterey County, CA (U)

Unemployment: Monterey County, CA (U) was up 12.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 12,421 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.1% (Apr 2021) to 195.2% (May 2020), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06053.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-monterey-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,421 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 12,984 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 12,913 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 13,026 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,396 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,136 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 21,600 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,146 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 22,050 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,611 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,201 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 12,699 thousands | 12.8 |
| August 2025 | 13,550 thousands | 4.2 |
| July 2025 | 14,277 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 14,461 thousands | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 15,037 thousands | 10.9 |
| April 2025 | 18,499 thousands | 7.1 |
| March 2025 | 23,106 thousands | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 23,833 thousands | 0.04 |
| January 2025 | 22,133 thousands | 3.6 |
| December 2024 | 18,370 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 13,408 thousands | 5.1 |
| October 2024 | 11,821 thousands | 3.6 |
| September 2024 | 11,258 thousands | 5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```