# Unemployment: Rutherford County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Rutherford County, NC (U) was up 16.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 10.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 949.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.7% (Apr 2021) to 260.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37161.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-rutherford-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 949.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,055.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,111.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,104.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,072.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,035.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,105.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,207.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,253.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,097.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,244.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,160.0 thousands | 16.6 |
| August 2025 | 1,329.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| July 2025 | 1,367.0 thousands | 9.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,344.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| May 2025 | 1,217.0 thousands | 18.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,181.0 thousands | 27.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,287.0 thousands | 22.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,380.0 thousands | 22.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,462.0 thousands | 29.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,247.0 thousands | 27.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,372.0 thousands | 29.3 |
| October 2024 | 1,383.0 thousands | 27.5 |
| September 2024 | 995.0 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37161.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37161.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```