# Unemployment: Pierce County, WA (U)

Unemployment: Pierce County, WA (U) was up 10.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 25,625 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.0% (Apr 2021) to 512.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 11.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WA-53053.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-pierce-county-wa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 25,625 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 24,984 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 26,355 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 25,913 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 25,387 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 26,568 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 26,324 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 30,626 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 31,723 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 26,816 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 28,931 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 25,291 thousands | 10.7 |
| August 2025 | 24,892 thousands | 4.7 |
| July 2025 | 24,866 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 24,716 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 22,142 thousands | 4.4 |
| April 2025 | 22,240 thousands | 6.0 |
| March 2025 | 23,748 thousands | 7.4 |
| February 2025 | 23,282 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 23,061 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2024 | 20,103 thousands | −3.4 |
| November 2024 | 22,034 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2024 | 22,326 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 22,853 thousands | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WA-53053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```