# Unemployment: San Mateo County, CA (U)

Unemployment: San Mateo County, CA (U) was up 12.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 15,961 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.7% (May 2021) to 510.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 17.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06081.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-mateo-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,961 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,339 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,580 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,872 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,793 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 13,697 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 14,327 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,324 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,542 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,923 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 16,361 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,130 thousands | 12.0 |
| August 2025 | 17,710 thousands | 2.5 |
| July 2025 | 17,553 thousands | 2.7 |
| June 2025 | 16,737 thousands | 6.4 |
| May 2025 | 14,474 thousands | 11.9 |
| April 2025 | 14,892 thousands | 9.8 |
| March 2025 | 15,592 thousands | 6.1 |
| February 2025 | 15,958 thousands | 4.6 |
| January 2025 | 16,080 thousands | 4.9 |
| December 2024 | 14,604 thousands | 5.0 |
| November 2024 | 15,721 thousands | 10.2 |
| October 2024 | 15,669 thousands | 7.5 |
| September 2024 | 15,297 thousands | 6.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```