# Unemployment: Jefferson County, OR (U)

Unemployment: Jefferson County, OR (U) was up 37.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 24.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 485.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.8% (May 2021) to 216.1% (May 2020), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-OR-41031.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-or-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 485.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 627.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 629.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 607.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 536.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 542.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 651.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 715.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 739.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 641.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 611.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 627.0 thousands | 37.2 |
| August 2025 | 669.0 thousands | 24.8 |
| July 2025 | 697.0 thousands | 22.5 |
| June 2025 | 604.0 thousands | 29.9 |
| May 2025 | 538.0 thousands | 27.2 |
| April 2025 | 487.0 thousands | 14.1 |
| March 2025 | 622.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| February 2025 | 653.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| January 2025 | 667.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 537.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 478.0 thousands | 8.4 |
| October 2024 | 455.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| September 2024 | 457.0 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OR-41031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OR-41031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```