# Unemployment: Philadelphia County/city, PA (U)

Unemployment: Philadelphia County/city, PA (U) was up 22.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 34,350 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.9% (Dec 2021) to 250.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA-42101.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-county-city-pa-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 34,350 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 41,807 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 39,470 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 39,212 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 40,359 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 37,861 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 39,773 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 43,950 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 42,160 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 36,282 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 40,015 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 44,247 thousands | 22.3 |
| August 2025 | 50,219 thousands | 12.6 |
| July 2025 | 46,998 thousands | 8.9 |
| June 2025 | 43,676 thousands | 12.8 |
| May 2025 | 40,083 thousands | 17.1 |
| April 2025 | 36,894 thousands | 17.2 |
| March 2025 | 39,420 thousands | 13.4 |
| February 2025 | 41,295 thousands | 9.4 |
| January 2025 | 41,075 thousands | 13.8 |
| December 2024 | 34,754 thousands | 11.1 |
| November 2024 | 36,206 thousands | 12.4 |
| October 2024 | 36,798 thousands | 5.9 |
| September 2024 | 36,168 thousands | 7.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42101.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA-42101.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```