# New York Unemployment Level

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY.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-york-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 447,983 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 462,151 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 421,470 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 441,420 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 423,998 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 415,873 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 445,734 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 525,694 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 475,717 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 436,351 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 449,057 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 469,898 thousands | 22.1 |
| August 2025 | 490,640 thousands | 5.2 |
| July 2025 | 480,657 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 416,189 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 376,762 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 374,948 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 413,798 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 435,815 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 427,415 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 384,601 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2024 | 394,019 thousands | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 394,951 thousands | −3.0 |
| September 2024 | 384,960 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

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

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