# Unemployment: Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 13.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,233 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.8% (Apr 2021) to 286.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-49180.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-winston-salem-nc-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,233 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 11,729 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 12,064 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,536 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 11,391 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,182 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 11,399 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 12,308 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,157 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,165 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,635 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 12,332 thousands | 13.8 |
| August 2025 | 13,646 thousands | 3.1 |
| July 2025 | 13,585 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 13,116 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 12,210 thousands | 5.7 |
| April 2025 | 11,142 thousands | 6.4 |
| March 2025 | 12,300 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 12,533 thousands | 3.1 |
| January 2025 | 12,504 thousands | 4.1 |
| December 2024 | 10,892 thousands | 3.4 |
| November 2024 | 11,916 thousands | 6.6 |
| October 2024 | 10,926 thousands | −4.1 |
| September 2024 | 10,839 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```