# Unemployment: New York County, NY (U)

Unemployment: New York County, NY (U) was up 19.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 44,936 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.7% (May 2021) to 309.3% (May 2020), averaging 9.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36061.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-new-york-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 44,936 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 45,806 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 38,389 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 45,800 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 42,070 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 42,127 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 43,882 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 53,718 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 48,400 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 46,940 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 49,771 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 51,911 thousands | 19.6 |
| August 2025 | 52,788 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 51,888 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 45,116 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 40,249 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 40,476 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 41,490 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 40,759 thousands | −5.5 |
| January 2025 | 41,875 thousands | 2.7 |
| December 2024 | 40,214 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 43,268 thousands | 9.8 |
| October 2024 | 44,697 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2024 | 43,398 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```