# Unemployment: Placer County, CA (U)

Unemployment: Placer County, CA (U) was up 13.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,245.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.7% (May 2021) to 349.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06061.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-placer-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,245.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,436.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,056.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,707.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,479.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,048.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,432.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,995.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,169.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,603.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,309.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,533.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| August 2025 | 9,864.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| July 2025 | 9,800.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| June 2025 | 9,304.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| May 2025 | 7,913.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| April 2025 | 8,243.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| March 2025 | 8,793.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| February 2025 | 8,991.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 8,980.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| December 2024 | 8,070.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| November 2024 | 8,533.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| October 2024 | 8,536.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| September 2024 | 8,391.0 thousands | 7.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```