# Unemployment: Monroe County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Monroe County, NY (U) was up 23.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 15,953 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.4% (Apr 2021) to 368.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36055.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-monroe-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,953 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,485 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,260 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 15,293 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,404 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,556 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,562 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 17,216 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,656 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,789 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,030 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,955 thousands | 23.3 |
| August 2025 | 15,807 thousands | 6.3 |
| July 2025 | 15,424 thousands | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 13,602 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 12,467 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 11,847 thousands | −4.8 |
| March 2025 | 13,803 thousands | −4.6 |
| February 2025 | 15,284 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 14,301 thousands | −4.1 |
| December 2024 | 12,460 thousands | −8.7 |
| November 2024 | 12,349 thousands | −6.1 |
| October 2024 | 12,211 thousands | −9.7 |
| September 2024 | 12,128 thousands | −7.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```