# Unemployment: Ocean County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Ocean County, NJ (U) was up 36.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 15.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 11,689 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.9% (May 2021) to 421.9% (May 2020), averaging 9.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34029.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-ocean-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 11,689 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 13,452 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,350 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,734 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,104 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,701 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 14,343 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,590 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,816 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,399 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 13,756 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 16,261 thousands | 36.2 |
| August 2025 | 16,539 thousands | 15.1 |
| July 2025 | 17,090 thousands | 10.8 |
| June 2025 | 15,496 thousands | 11.4 |
| May 2025 | 14,126 thousands | 13.9 |
| April 2025 | 14,063 thousands | 17.5 |
| March 2025 | 15,697 thousands | 11.8 |
| February 2025 | 16,492 thousands | 9.1 |
| January 2025 | 15,726 thousands | 6.2 |
| December 2024 | 12,980 thousands | 4.5 |
| November 2024 | 13,101 thousands | 9.4 |
| October 2024 | 12,476 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 11,943 thousands | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34029.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```