# Unemployment: Mercer County, PA (U)

Unemployment: Mercer County, PA (U) was up 27.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,512.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.2% (Apr 2021) to 304.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42085.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-mercer-county-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,512.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,999.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,907.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,969.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,948.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,810.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,130.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,326.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,214.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,897.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,918.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,141.0 thousands | 27.3 |
| August 2025 | 2,764.0 thousands | 16.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,431.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2025 | 2,266.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,929.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| April 2025 | 1,844.0 thousands | 13.4 |
| March 2025 | 2,184.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,391.0 thousands | 14.1 |
| January 2025 | 2,325.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,782.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,743.0 thousands | 9.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,829.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| September 2024 | 1,682.0 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42085.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42085.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```