# Unemployment: Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 24.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,844 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.9% (Apr 2021) to 410.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28880.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-kiryas-joel-poughkeepsie-newburgh-ny-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,844 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,252 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,888 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 13,115 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,015 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,231 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,147 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 14,869 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,408 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,716 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,124 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,383 thousands | 24.9 |
| August 2025 | 14,038 thousands | 7.8 |
| July 2025 | 13,734 thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 12,195 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2025 | 11,153 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 10,546 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 12,293 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 13,669 thousands | 0.06 |
| January 2025 | 12,755 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 10,814 thousands | −7.3 |
| November 2024 | 10,929 thousands | −3.5 |
| October 2024 | 10,896 thousands | −9.0 |
| September 2024 | 10,711 thousands | −6.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28880.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28880.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```