# Unemployment: Fayette County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Fayette County, PA (U) was up 19.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,976.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.7% (Apr 2021) to 277.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42051.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-fayette-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,976.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,813.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,647.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,743.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,502.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,364.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,880.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,502.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,265.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,678.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,532.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,634.0 thousands | 19.2 |
| August 2025 | 3,371.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| July 2025 | 3,214.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 3,051.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| May 2025 | 2,514.0 thousands | 10.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,567.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| March 2025 | 2,889.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| February 2025 | 3,395.0 thousands | 12.2 |
| January 2025 | 3,579.0 thousands | 17.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,781.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| November 2024 | 2,332.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| October 2024 | 2,343.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| September 2024 | 2,210.0 thousands | 4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42051.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42051.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```