# Unemployment: Richland County, SC (U)

Unemployment: Richland County, SC (U) was up 5.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 8,436.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.3% (Apr 2021) to 231.0% (Sep 2020), averaging 6.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-SC-45079.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-richland-county-sc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,436.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,769.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,525.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,915.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,896.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,197.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,277.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 11,846 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 12,021 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 10,658 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,960 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,615.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| August 2025 | 10,434 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 10,750 thousands | 2.3 |
| June 2025 | 10,208 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 8,842.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| April 2025 | 8,160.0 thousands | 15.6 |
| March 2025 | 8,874.0 thousands | 13.4 |
| February 2025 | 9,610.0 thousands | 17.9 |
| January 2025 | 9,335.0 thousands | 21.3 |
| December 2024 | 8,733.0 thousands | 29.6 |
| November 2024 | 9,495.0 thousands | 46.1 |
| October 2024 | 9,838.0 thousands | 44.6 |
| September 2024 | 9,128.0 thousands | 59.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SC-45079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SC-45079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```