# Unemployment: Orange County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Orange County, NY (U) was up 25.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 8,057.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.4% (Apr 2021) to 415.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36071.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-orange-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,057.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,262.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,086.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,611.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,634.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,123.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,637.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,758.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,860.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,887.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,097.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,911.0 thousands | 25.5 |
| August 2025 | 8,353.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| July 2025 | 8,164.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| June 2025 | 7,221.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 6,680.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 6,288.0 thousands | −0.05 |
| March 2025 | 7,232.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2025 | 8,091.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 7,520.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2024 | 6,386.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| November 2024 | 6,475.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2024 | 6,449.0 thousands | −8.7 |
| September 2024 | 6,302.0 thousands | −6.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```