# Unemployment: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 15.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,139 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −54.8% (May 2021) to 325.1% (May 2020), averaging 7.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-42200.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-maria-santa-barbara-ca-metropolitan-statistical-area

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,139 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,313 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,938.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,553.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,285.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,206.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 10,452 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 11,572 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 12,000 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 10,779 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,519 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,410 thousands | 15.3 |
| August 2025 | 10,821 thousands | 6.1 |
| July 2025 | 11,019 thousands | 8.4 |
| June 2025 | 10,283 thousands | 5.6 |
| May 2025 | 8,610.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| April 2025 | 9,796.0 thousands | 9.8 |
| March 2025 | 11,350 thousands | 4.8 |
| February 2025 | 11,845 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 11,885 thousands | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 9,928.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 9,588.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| October 2024 | 9,325.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| September 2024 | 9,030.0 thousands | 7.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42200.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42200.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```