# Unemployment: Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 31.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,605.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.0% (Apr 2021) to 226.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-39060.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-pottsville-pa-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,605.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,373.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,187.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,273.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,135.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,856.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,188.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,727.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,435.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,983.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,084.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,388.0 thousands | 31.0 |
| August 2025 | 3,995.0 thousands | 16.2 |
| July 2025 | 3,627.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| June 2025 | 3,517.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| May 2025 | 2,963.0 thousands | 14.6 |
| April 2025 | 2,859.0 thousands | 17.2 |
| March 2025 | 3,202.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| February 2025 | 3,386.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| January 2025 | 3,175.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,608.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 2,587.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| October 2024 | 2,698.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 2,587.0 thousands | −4.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-39060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```