# Unemployment: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 21.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 23,979 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −72.8% (Apr 2021) to 474.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-15380.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-buffalo-cheektowaga-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23,979 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 25,482 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 25,070 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,378 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 23,690 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 23,054 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 25,743 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 28,977 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 26,548 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 22,526 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 22,256 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 22,846 thousands | 21.9 |
| August 2025 | 24,648 thousands | 5.4 |
| July 2025 | 24,091 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 20,856 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 19,227 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 19,695 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 23,536 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2025 | 26,678 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 25,346 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 21,371 thousands | −2.3 |
| November 2024 | 19,553 thousands | −5.3 |
| October 2024 | 19,092 thousands | −7.3 |
| September 2024 | 18,734 thousands | −4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15380.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15380.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```