# Unemployment: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 14.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 78,158 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.3% (May 2021) to 445.2% (May 2020), averaging 12.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41740.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-diego-chula-vista-carlsbad-ca-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 78,158 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 80,517 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 76,738 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 73,186 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 63,954 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 68,104 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 71,408 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 75,732 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 77,163 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 73,841 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 80,076 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 82,242 thousands | 14.9 |
| August 2025 | 84,844 thousands | 5.6 |
| July 2025 | 84,021 thousands | 5.8 |
| June 2025 | 78,699 thousands | 7.8 |
| May 2025 | 68,142 thousands | 14.7 |
| April 2025 | 69,306 thousands | 11.6 |
| March 2025 | 72,964 thousands | 7.1 |
| February 2025 | 74,657 thousands | 4.8 |
| January 2025 | 75,713 thousands | 6.9 |
| December 2024 | 68,858 thousands | 6.7 |
| November 2024 | 73,820 thousands | 12.1 |
| October 2024 | 73,465 thousands | 8.9 |
| September 2024 | 71,605 thousands | 9.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```