# Unemployment: Berks County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Berks County, PA (U) was up 30.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 19.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,470.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.9% (Apr 2021) to 339.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42011.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-berks-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,470.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,629.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,085.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,541.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,331.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,736.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,457.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,357 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,784.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,384.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 8,969.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,126 thousands | 30.0 |
| August 2025 | 12,336 thousands | 19.0 |
| July 2025 | 10,931 thousands | 10.1 |
| June 2025 | 10,320 thousands | 10.9 |
| May 2025 | 8,988.0 thousands | 16.3 |
| April 2025 | 8,205.0 thousands | 16.4 |
| March 2025 | 9,427.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| February 2025 | 9,908.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| January 2025 | 9,519.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| December 2024 | 7,654.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| November 2024 | 7,920.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| October 2024 | 8,159.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2024 | 7,788.0 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42011.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42011.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```