# Unemployment: Cape May County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Cape May County, NJ (U) was up 32.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 15.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,278.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.3% (May 2021) to 324.5% (May 2020), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34009.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-cape-may-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,278.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,528.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,554.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,661.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,903.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,541.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,711.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,348.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,089.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,325.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,099.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,112.0 thousands | 32.0 |
| August 2025 | 3,104.0 thousands | 15.8 |
| July 2025 | 3,239.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| June 2025 | 3,259.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| May 2025 | 3,533.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| April 2025 | 4,378.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| March 2025 | 5,250.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| February 2025 | 5,769.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| January 2025 | 5,518.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 4,432.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 3,963.0 thousands | 9.1 |
| October 2024 | 2,684.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| September 2024 | 2,357.0 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```