# Unemployment: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 32.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,185 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.9% (Apr 2021) to 292.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-10900.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-allentown-bethlehem-easton-pa-nj-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,185 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 20,220 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 19,264 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,150 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,834 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,513 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 20,750 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 22,398 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 20,993 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,078 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 19,286 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 22,156 thousands | 32.3 |
| August 2025 | 25,194 thousands | 16.9 |
| July 2025 | 22,811 thousands | 6.7 |
| June 2025 | 21,350 thousands | 9.3 |
| May 2025 | 19,277 thousands | 15.2 |
| April 2025 | 17,916 thousands | 14.9 |
| March 2025 | 19,900 thousands | 10.1 |
| February 2025 | 21,147 thousands | 3.8 |
| January 2025 | 20,807 thousands | 4.5 |
| December 2024 | 16,820 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 17,224 thousands | 3.4 |
| October 2024 | 17,465 thousands | −1.4 |
| September 2024 | 16,745 thousands | −2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-10900.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```