# Unemployment: Essex County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Essex County, NJ (U) was up 29.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 21,763 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.1% (Jun 2022) to 350.6% (May 2020), averaging 10.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34013.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-essex-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21,763 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 24,668 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 24,225 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 22,929 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 21,858 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 20,938 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 23,728 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 26,051 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 24,169 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 23,140 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 24,362 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 30,111 thousands | 29.1 |
| August 2025 | 30,545 thousands | 13.0 |
| July 2025 | 31,120 thousands | 9.4 |
| June 2025 | 28,482 thousands | 12.9 |
| May 2025 | 26,184 thousands | 15.2 |
| April 2025 | 24,987 thousands | 17.6 |
| March 2025 | 26,583 thousands | 14.3 |
| February 2025 | 27,033 thousands | 12.6 |
| January 2025 | 25,721 thousands | 9.7 |
| December 2024 | 23,113 thousands | 9.1 |
| November 2024 | 23,380 thousands | 13.3 |
| October 2024 | 23,462 thousands | 6.1 |
| September 2024 | 23,328 thousands | 3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34013.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34013.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```