# Unemployment: San Benito County, CA (U)

Unemployment: San Benito County, CA (U) was up 8.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,014.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.9% (Apr 2021) to 284.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06069.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-san-benito-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,014.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,080.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,022.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,022.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,963.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,127.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,418.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,530.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,461.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,255.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,193.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,061.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| August 2025 | 2,183.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 2,334.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 2,364.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| May 2025 | 2,274.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| April 2025 | 2,420.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| March 2025 | 2,686.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,684.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| January 2025 | 2,516.0 thousands | 7.3 |
| December 2024 | 2,211.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| November 2024 | 2,105.0 thousands | 9.1 |
| October 2024 | 2,025.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,904.0 thousands | 8.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```