# Unemployment: Otsego County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Otsego County, NY (U) was up 31.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,230.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.6% (Apr 2021) to 255.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36077.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-otsego-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,230.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,212.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,204.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,170.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,103.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,136.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,313.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,522.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,464.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,235.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,119.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,139.0 thousands | 31.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,191.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,196.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,024.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| May 2025 | 890.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| April 2025 | 951.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,209.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,352.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,322.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,055.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| November 2024 | 965.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2024 | 875.0 thousands | −12.1 |
| September 2024 | 865.0 thousands | −4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36077.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36077.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```