# Unemployment: Middlesex County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Middlesex County, NJ (U) was up 35.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 15.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,045 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.9% (May 2021) to 406.2% (May 2020), averaging 12.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34023.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-middlesex-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,045 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 22,210 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,969 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,676 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,300 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,383 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 20,997 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,045 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 21,017 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,936 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 21,384 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 26,665 thousands | 35.7 |
| August 2025 | 27,406 thousands | 15.2 |
| July 2025 | 28,358 thousands | 11.7 |
| June 2025 | 25,453 thousands | 13.5 |
| May 2025 | 22,799 thousands | 15.2 |
| April 2025 | 21,913 thousands | 19.5 |
| March 2025 | 23,263 thousands | 13.3 |
| February 2025 | 23,272 thousands | 9.8 |
| January 2025 | 22,219 thousands | 9.8 |
| December 2024 | 19,616 thousands | 7.7 |
| November 2024 | 20,395 thousands | 9.3 |
| October 2024 | 19,973 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 19,656 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```