# Unemployment: Rowan County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Rowan County, NC (U) was up 35.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,165.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.1% (May 2021) to 309.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37159.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-rowan-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,165.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,481.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,549.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,448.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,390.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,341.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,383.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,574.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,783.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,352.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,695.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,051.0 thousands | 35.7 |
| August 2025 | 2,854.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,818.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 2,774.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 2,579.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| April 2025 | 2,347.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,632.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 2,683.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,720.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| December 2024 | 2,337.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,477.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| October 2024 | 2,350.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| September 2024 | 2,248.0 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```