# Unemployment: Orange County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Orange County, NC (U) was up 18.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,154.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.2% (Apr 2021) to 177.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37135.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-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,154.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,735.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,726.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,547.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,444.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,457.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,449.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,595.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,864.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,415.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,621.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,667.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| August 2025 | 2,937.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,977.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2025 | 2,786.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 2,572.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| April 2025 | 2,355.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| March 2025 | 2,653.0 thousands | −0.08 |
| February 2025 | 2,359.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 2,556.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,340.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| November 2024 | 2,461.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 2,187.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| September 2024 | 2,255.0 thousands | −3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37135.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37135.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```