# Unemployment: Batavia, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Batavia, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 20.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,017.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.9% (Apr 2021) to 354.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12860.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-batavia-ny-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,017.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,069.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,044.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 989.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,018.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,003.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,233.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,424.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,260.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,043.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 968.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 956.0 thousands | 20.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,016.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| July 2025 | 988.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 880.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 797.0 thousands | −7.9 |
| April 2025 | 853.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,106.0 thousands | −6.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,281.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,220.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2024 | 984.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| November 2024 | 895.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| October 2024 | 804.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| September 2024 | 795.0 thousands | −6.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12860.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12860.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```