# New Jersey Unemployment Level

New Jersey Unemployment Level was up 33.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 14.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 202,079 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.4% (May 2021) to 413.4% (May 2020), averaging 11.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/new-jersey-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 202,079 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 233,742 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 229,793 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 216,680 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 205,952 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 198,282 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 232,357 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 260,165 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 235,836 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 220,585 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 231,219 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 280,318 thousands | 33.5 |
| August 2025 | 287,251 thousands | 14.4 |
| July 2025 | 293,160 thousands | 9.9 |
| June 2025 | 264,597 thousands | 11.8 |
| May 2025 | 243,583 thousands | 14.6 |
| April 2025 | 236,353 thousands | 17.7 |
| March 2025 | 256,779 thousands | 12.9 |
| February 2025 | 264,022 thousands | 10.5 |
| January 2025 | 250,612 thousands | 8.1 |
| December 2024 | 217,342 thousands | 5.9 |
| November 2024 | 219,562 thousands | 10.0 |
| October 2024 | 214,818 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 209,900 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

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

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