# Unemployment: Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 21.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,465.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.5% (Apr 2021) to 425.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28740.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-kingston-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,465.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,680.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,555.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,308.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,245.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,122.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,554.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,002.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,656.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,069.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,076.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,286.0 thousands | 21.3 |
| August 2025 | 3,566.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| July 2025 | 3,489.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 3,052.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 2,751.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,654.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| March 2025 | 3,229.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| February 2025 | 3,575.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| January 2025 | 3,358.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| December 2024 | 2,797.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| November 2024 | 2,694.0 thousands | −10.1 |
| October 2024 | 2,740.0 thousands | −10.2 |
| September 2024 | 2,708.0 thousands | −8.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```