# Unemployment: Cortland, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Cortland, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 28.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 958.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.1% (Apr 2021) to 255.0% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.06%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-18660.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-cortland-ny-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 958.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 977.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 951.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 931.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 899.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 954.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,162.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,340.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,276.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,053.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 932.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 864.0 thousands | 28.8 |
| August 2025 | 932.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| July 2025 | 923.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| June 2025 | 832.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| May 2025 | 719.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| April 2025 | 804.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2025 | 996.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,161.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,139.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| December 2024 | 924.0 thousands | −12.4 |
| November 2024 | 823.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| October 2024 | 694.0 thousands | −15.9 |
| September 2024 | 671.0 thousands | −12.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18660.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```