# Unemployment: Jefferson County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Jefferson County, PA (U) was up 22.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 563.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.9% (Apr 2021) to 305.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42065.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-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 563.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 800.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 725.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 772.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 738.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 713.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 840.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,017.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 950.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 778.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 755.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 763.0 thousands | 22.3 |
| August 2025 | 986.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 964.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| June 2025 | 906.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| May 2025 | 740.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| April 2025 | 734.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| March 2025 | 860.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 997.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,026.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| December 2024 | 791.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| November 2024 | 683.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 701.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| September 2024 | 624.0 thousands | −4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42065.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42065.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```