# Unemployment: Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 20.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 37,472 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.7% (Apr 2021) to 312.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38300.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-pittsburgh-pa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37,472 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 48,938 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 46,012 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 47,249 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 46,920 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 43,783 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 49,651 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 56,699 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 53,159 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 45,057 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 45,604 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 49,943 thousands | 20.0 |
| August 2025 | 60,892 thousands | 8.3 |
| July 2025 | 57,219 thousands | 4.1 |
| June 2025 | 53,484 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2025 | 46,441 thousands | 10.3 |
| April 2025 | 44,666 thousands | 13.0 |
| March 2025 | 50,319 thousands | 9.2 |
| February 2025 | 55,873 thousands | 10.5 |
| January 2025 | 56,392 thousands | 15.0 |
| December 2024 | 44,265 thousands | 10.3 |
| November 2024 | 42,510 thousands | 11.3 |
| October 2024 | 44,187 thousands | 5.8 |
| September 2024 | 41,622 thousands | 3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```