# Unemployment: Wake County, NC (U)

Unemployment: Wake County, NC (U) was up 10.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,248 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.3% (Apr 2021) to 257.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37183.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-wake-county-nc-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,248 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,832 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 22,327 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 21,159 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 21,024 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 20,696 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 21,138 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,060 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 24,160 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 20,295 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 22,765 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 21,892 thousands | 10.8 |
| August 2025 | 24,549 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 24,256 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 23,418 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 21,902 thousands | 4.5 |
| April 2025 | 20,070 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 21,926 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 22,116 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2025 | 22,252 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 19,626 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 21,432 thousands | 4.9 |
| October 2024 | 19,555 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2024 | 19,758 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37183.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37183.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```