# Unemployment: Erie County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Erie County, NY (U) was up 21.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,619 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.7% (Apr 2021) to 472.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36029.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-erie-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,619 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 20,719 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 20,402 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,085 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,292 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,614 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 20,523 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,097 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 21,228 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,106 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,039 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 18,717 thousands | 21.7 |
| August 2025 | 20,082 thousands | 5.1 |
| July 2025 | 19,604 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 17,032 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 15,671 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 15,905 thousands | −0.02 |
| March 2025 | 18,888 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 21,294 thousands | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 20,141 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 17,207 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 15,956 thousands | −5.2 |
| October 2024 | 15,678 thousands | −7.1 |
| September 2024 | 15,383 thousands | −4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```