# Unemployment: New Hanover County, NC (U)

Unemployment: New Hanover County, NC (U) was up 14.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,609.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.0% (Apr 2021) to 373.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37129.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-hanover-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,609.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,135.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,271.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,087.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,019.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,929.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,026.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,419.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,658.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,904.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,406.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,297.0 thousands | 14.6 |
| August 2025 | 4,789.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| July 2025 | 4,754.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 4,716.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| May 2025 | 4,420.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| April 2025 | 4,132.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| March 2025 | 4,552.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 4,658.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 4,552.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 3,790.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| November 2024 | 4,116.0 thousands | −0.02 |
| October 2024 | 3,780.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| September 2024 | 3,748.0 thousands | −4.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37129.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37129.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```