# Unemployment: Bergen County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Bergen County, NJ (U) was up 34.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,815 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.6% (May 2021) to 512.9% (May 2020), averaging 16.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34003.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-bergen-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,815 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,880 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,563 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,336 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,127 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 17,941 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 20,588 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,871 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 20,702 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,406 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 20,859 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 25,853 thousands | 34.8 |
| August 2025 | 26,363 thousands | 13.3 |
| July 2025 | 26,977 thousands | 9.0 |
| June 2025 | 24,341 thousands | 10.4 |
| May 2025 | 22,225 thousands | 13.8 |
| April 2025 | 20,998 thousands | 17.0 |
| March 2025 | 22,817 thousands | 11.7 |
| February 2025 | 23,183 thousands | 10.4 |
| January 2025 | 22,034 thousands | 9.1 |
| December 2024 | 19,119 thousands | 5.2 |
| November 2024 | 19,580 thousands | 6.7 |
| October 2024 | 19,782 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2024 | 19,181 thousands | −5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```