# Unemployment: Chester County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Chester County, PA (U) was up 28.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 11.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,897.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.5% (Apr 2021) to 285.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42029.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-chester-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,897.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,273 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,345.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,374.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,680.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,857.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,398.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,125 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,187.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,139.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,025.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,203 thousands | 28.0 |
| August 2025 | 12,901 thousands | 11.1 |
| July 2025 | 11,596 thousands | 7.9 |
| June 2025 | 10,445 thousands | 6.8 |
| May 2025 | 9,247.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| April 2025 | 8,221.0 thousands | 15.7 |
| March 2025 | 9,277.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| February 2025 | 9,548.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| January 2025 | 9,347.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| December 2024 | 7,597.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 8,138.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| October 2024 | 8,671.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| September 2024 | 7,973.0 thousands | 0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```