# Unemployment: Bedford County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Bedford County, PA (U) was up 19.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 634.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.6% (Apr 2021) to 335.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42009.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-bedford-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 634.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 862.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 817.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 849.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 819.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 807.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 998.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,169.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,163.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 996.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 828.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 873.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,093.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,053.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| June 2025 | 983.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| May 2025 | 815.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| April 2025 | 848.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,019.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,233.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,233.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| December 2024 | 962.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 773.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| October 2024 | 776.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| September 2024 | 729.0 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```