# Unemployment: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 21.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 17,475 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.4% (Apr 2021) to 341.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10580.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-schenectady-troy-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 17,475 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 17,973 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 17,543 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,644 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,541 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,013 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 17,778 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,581 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 17,675 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 15,227 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,262 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 16,431 thousands | 21.8 |
| August 2025 | 17,277 thousands | 4.2 |
| July 2025 | 16,931 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 14,802 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 13,350 thousands | −5.8 |
| April 2025 | 13,119 thousands | −6.1 |
| March 2025 | 15,863 thousands | −4.4 |
| February 2025 | 17,476 thousands | −3.5 |
| January 2025 | 16,424 thousands | −3.5 |
| December 2024 | 13,964 thousands | −8.6 |
| November 2024 | 13,709 thousands | −3.5 |
| October 2024 | 13,631 thousands | −7.4 |
| September 2024 | 13,485 thousands | −5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```