# Unemployment: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 28.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 121,807 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.7% (May 2021) to 291.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-37980.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-philadelphia-camden-wilmington-pa-nj-de-md-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 121,807 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 146,920 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 139,857 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 136,410 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 136,222 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 131,251 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 142,342 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 157,549 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 148,180 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 132,338 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 143,263 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 159,683 thousands | 28.1 |
| August 2025 | 179,504 thousands | 13.9 |
| July 2025 | 170,047 thousands | 9.6 |
| June 2025 | 154,572 thousands | 11.3 |
| May 2025 | 141,105 thousands | 15.8 |
| April 2025 | 131,178 thousands | 16.6 |
| March 2025 | 142,194 thousands | 12.0 |
| February 2025 | 148,550 thousands | 9.1 |
| January 2025 | 145,115 thousands | 10.8 |
| December 2024 | 121,711 thousands | 6.6 |
| November 2024 | 126,213 thousands | 10.8 |
| October 2024 | 128,890 thousands | 4.1 |
| September 2024 | 124,658 thousands | 3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```