# Unemployment: Jefferson County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Jefferson County, NY (U) was up 21.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,875.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.9% (Apr 2021) to 256.7% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36045.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-jefferson-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,875.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,000.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,974.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,874.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,008.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,178.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,572.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,900.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,636.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,156.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,025.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,822.0 thousands | 21.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,984.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,992.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,698.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,641.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,803.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,266.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| February 2025 | 2,583.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2025 | 2,494.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| December 2024 | 1,979.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,760.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,582.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| September 2024 | 1,506.0 thousands | −7.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36045.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36045.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```