# Unemployment: New Castle County, DE (U)

Unemployment: New Castle County, DE (U) was up 38.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 22.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,782 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.7% (May 2021) to 313.2% (May 2020), averaging 6.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-DE-10003.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-new-castle-county-de-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,782 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,752 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 14,472 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,607 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,330 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,248 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,071 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,163 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,849 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 15,711 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 16,467 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,493 thousands | 38.7 |
| August 2025 | 16,766 thousands | 22.9 |
| July 2025 | 15,877 thousands | 16.6 |
| June 2025 | 15,164 thousands | 14.6 |
| May 2025 | 12,871 thousands | 19.5 |
| April 2025 | 12,884 thousands | 18.7 |
| March 2025 | 13,534 thousands | 15.0 |
| February 2025 | 13,419 thousands | 10.8 |
| January 2025 | 13,143 thousands | 8.5 |
| December 2024 | 10,731 thousands | 4.0 |
| November 2024 | 10,805 thousands | 3.9 |
| October 2024 | 11,356 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2024 | 11,171 thousands | −3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-DE-10003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-DE-10003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```