# Unemployment: Luzerne County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Luzerne County, PA (U) was up 25.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 14.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,694.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.4% (Dec 2021) to 250.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42079.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-luzerne-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,694.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,636.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,213.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,274.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,258.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,588.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,262.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,449.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 8,809.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,544.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,886.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 8,550.0 thousands | 25.7 |
| August 2025 | 10,061 thousands | 14.1 |
| July 2025 | 9,211.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| June 2025 | 9,104.0 thousands | 15.6 |
| May 2025 | 7,978.0 thousands | 19.1 |
| April 2025 | 7,416.0 thousands | 14.5 |
| March 2025 | 8,229.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| February 2025 | 8,929.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 8,804.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| December 2024 | 6,970.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 6,803.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2024 | 7,057.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2024 | 6,804.0 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```