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New York Unemployment Level

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-NY.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA

Latest (y/y)22.1%September 2025
Previous (y/y)5.2%August 2025
Level447,983 thousandsSeptember 2026

New York Unemployment Level was up 22.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.2% in August 2025.

The level stood at 447,983 thousands.

That is the highest reading since March 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.9% (May 2021) to 347.9% (May 2020), averaging 7.4%.

New York Unemployment Level, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−100%0%100%200%300%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
New York Unemployment Level, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New York Unemployment Level, level (thousands)250k500k750k1.00M1.25M1.50M200020052010201520202025Robomacro
New York Unemployment Level, level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026447,983 thousands—
August 2026462,151 thousands—
July 2026421,470 thousands—
June 2026441,420 thousands—
May 2026423,998 thousands—
April 2026415,873 thousands—
March 2026445,734 thousands—
February 2026525,694 thousands—
January 2026475,717 thousands—
December 2025436,351 thousands—
November 2025449,057 thousands—
September 2025469,898 thousands22.1
August 2025490,640 thousands5.2
July 2025480,657 thousands1.3
June 2025416,189 thousands−0.5
May 2025376,762 thousands−1.5
April 2025374,948 thousands0.3
March 2025413,798 thousands−0.8
February 2025435,815 thousands−2.5
January 2025427,415 thousands0.7
December 2024384,601 thousands−1.8
November 2024394,019 thousands4.0
October 2024394,951 thousands−3.0
September 2024384,960 thousands−1.1

Last 24 observations. The full history (368 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations368
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high347.9% (May 2020)
10-year low−56.9% (May 2021)
10-year average7.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-NY.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-NY.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “New York Unemployment Level”.