# Unemployment: Lewis County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Lewis County, NY (U) was up 18.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 450.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.6% (Apr 2021) to 165.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36049.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-lewis-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 450.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 480.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 478.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 465.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 478.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 551.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 750.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 878.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 784.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 595.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 493.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 421.0 thousands | 18.6 |
| August 2025 | 463.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| July 2025 | 454.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| June 2025 | 400.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| May 2025 | 393.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 498.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| March 2025 | 655.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| February 2025 | 762.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 733.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| December 2024 | 517.0 thousands | −13.5 |
| November 2024 | 402.0 thousands | −10.7 |
| October 2024 | 364.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| September 2024 | 355.0 thousands | −9.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```