# Unemployment: Ontario County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Ontario County, NY (U) was up 25.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,008.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.3% (Apr 2021) to 345.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36069.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-ontario-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,008.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,020.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,972.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,927.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,942.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,972.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,193.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,453.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,244.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,890.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,805.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,855.0 thousands | 25.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,935.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,896.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,703.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 1,559.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,666.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,096.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| February 2025 | 2,312.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| January 2025 | 2,119.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| December 2024 | 1,703.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,568.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| October 2024 | 1,502.0 thousands | −11.9 |
| September 2024 | 1,476.0 thousands | −11.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```