# Unemployment: Orange County, CA (U)

Unemployment: Orange County, CA (U) was up 12.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 69,481 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.1% (May 2021) to 484.8% (May 2020), averaging 14.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06059.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-orange-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 69,481 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 71,282 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 68,089 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 64,923 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 55,294 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 59,148 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 61,252 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 65,201 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 66,112 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 63,606 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 69,745 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 72,802 thousands | 12.9 |
| August 2025 | 75,519 thousands | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 75,215 thousands | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 70,736 thousands | 6.6 |
| May 2025 | 59,667 thousands | 13.0 |
| April 2025 | 61,458 thousands | 11.4 |
| March 2025 | 64,656 thousands | 7.0 |
| February 2025 | 65,964 thousands | 5.1 |
| January 2025 | 66,754 thousands | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 60,847 thousands | 4.8 |
| November 2024 | 65,903 thousands | 10.9 |
| October 2024 | 65,936 thousands | 7.2 |
| September 2024 | 64,494 thousands | 7.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06059.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06059.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```