# Unemployment: Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 11.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 23,900 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.5% (Apr 2021) to 250.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-39580.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-raleigh-cary-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23,900 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 27,158 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 27,833 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 26,404 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 26,252 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 25,811 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 26,335 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 28,731 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 30,079 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 25,272 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 28,427 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 27,301 thousands | 11.0 |
| August 2025 | 30,608 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 30,276 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 29,258 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 27,322 thousands | 4.6 |
| April 2025 | 24,975 thousands | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 27,321 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 27,552 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2025 | 27,833 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 24,507 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 26,753 thousands | 5.0 |
| October 2024 | 24,377 thousands | −4.6 |
| September 2024 | 24,598 thousands | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```