# Unemployment: Lehigh County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Lehigh County, PA (U) was up 35.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 18.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,064.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.5% (Apr 2021) to 289.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42077.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-lehigh-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,064.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,893.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,385.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,345.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,035.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,337.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,185.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,655.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,123.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,893.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 8,582.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,903.0 thousands | 35.2 |
| August 2025 | 11,121 thousands | 18.8 |
| July 2025 | 9,666.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| June 2025 | 9,253.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| May 2025 | 8,529.0 thousands | 17.4 |
| April 2025 | 7,799.0 thousands | 15.1 |
| March 2025 | 8,512.0 thousands | 10.3 |
| February 2025 | 8,956.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 8,845.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 7,214.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 7,454.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 7,650.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| September 2024 | 7,323.0 thousands | −5.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42077.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42077.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```