# Unemployment: Dauphin County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Dauphin County, PA (U) was up 31.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 18.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,863.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.1% (Dec 2021) to 309.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42043.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-dauphin-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,863.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,267.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,958.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,901.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,093.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,751.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,017.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,654.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,303.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,566.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,049.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,850.0 thousands | 31.6 |
| August 2025 | 8,140.0 thousands | 18.6 |
| July 2025 | 7,625.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| June 2025 | 6,955.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| May 2025 | 6,063.0 thousands | 17.9 |
| April 2025 | 5,501.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| March 2025 | 5,948.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| February 2025 | 6,434.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| January 2025 | 6,262.0 thousands | 18.2 |
| December 2024 | 5,098.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| November 2024 | 5,143.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| October 2024 | 5,463.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| September 2024 | 5,206.0 thousands | 3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42043.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42043.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```