# Unemployment: Santa Clara County, CA (U)

Unemployment: Santa Clara County, CA (U) was up 10.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 43,319 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.0% (May 2021) to 428.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 13.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA-06085.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-santa-clara-county-ca-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43,319 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 44,087 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 42,124 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 40,602 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 35,099 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 37,717 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 39,352 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 41,960 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 42,685 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 40,731 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 44,599 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 46,664 thousands | 10.0 |
| August 2025 | 48,275 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 47,976 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 45,878 thousands | 3.6 |
| May 2025 | 39,701 thousands | 9.1 |
| April 2025 | 40,639 thousands | 6.7 |
| March 2025 | 42,700 thousands | 3.1 |
| February 2025 | 43,795 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 43,925 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 39,989 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 43,020 thousands | 8.0 |
| October 2024 | 43,216 thousands | 5.8 |
| September 2024 | 42,420 thousands | 6.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06085.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA-06085.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```