# Unemployment: Hudson County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Hudson County, NJ (U) was up 28.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,378 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −54.6% (May 2021) to 473.2% (May 2020), averaging 15.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34017.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-hudson-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,378 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 18,585 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 18,018 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 17,289 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,635 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 15,874 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 17,983 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,904 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,027 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,253 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,357 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 22,521 thousands | 28.1 |
| August 2025 | 22,804 thousands | 12.4 |
| July 2025 | 22,528 thousands | 5.2 |
| June 2025 | 20,906 thousands | 8.5 |
| May 2025 | 19,736 thousands | 11.7 |
| April 2025 | 18,739 thousands | 14.1 |
| March 2025 | 20,011 thousands | 10.8 |
| February 2025 | 20,295 thousands | 9.9 |
| January 2025 | 19,065 thousands | 6.2 |
| December 2024 | 17,200 thousands | 5.4 |
| November 2024 | 17,798 thousands | 10.0 |
| October 2024 | 17,829 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2024 | 17,583 thousands | −1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34017.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34017.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```