# Unemployment: Albany County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Albany County, NY (U) was up 23.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,425.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.4% (Apr 2021) to 325.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36001.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-albany-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,425.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,616.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,497.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,161.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,017.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,681.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,998.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,638.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,067.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,345.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,501.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,029.0 thousands | 23.8 |
| August 2025 | 6,303.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| July 2025 | 6,183.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 5,400.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2025 | 4,785.0 thousands | −6.6 |
| April 2025 | 4,625.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| March 2025 | 5,434.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,910.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 5,552.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| December 2024 | 4,863.0 thousands | −9.7 |
| November 2024 | 4,892.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| October 2024 | 4,890.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| September 2024 | 4,871.0 thousands | −6.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```