# Unemployment: Kings County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Kings County, NY (U) was up 21.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 70,257 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.7% (May 2021) to 401.1% (May 2020), averaging 13.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36047.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-kings-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 70,257 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 71,458 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 60,687 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 71,328 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 66,274 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 66,334 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 68,137 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 82,640 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 75,813 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 74,218 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 78,238 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 81,889 thousands | 21.6 |
| August 2025 | 83,306 thousands | 4.6 |
| July 2025 | 82,117 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 71,184 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 64,275 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 64,441 thousands | 4.5 |
| March 2025 | 65,121 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 64,500 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2025 | 66,229 thousands | 3.9 |
| December 2024 | 63,315 thousands | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 68,225 thousands | 12.1 |
| October 2024 | 69,628 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 67,321 thousands | 3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```