# Unemployment: Putnam County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Putnam County, NY (U) was up 16.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,831.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.4% (Apr 2021) to 399.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36079.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-putnam-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,831.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,926.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,858.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,742.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,772.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,631.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,822.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,076.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,774.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,544.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,572.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,715.0 thousands | 16.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,861.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,831.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| June 2025 | 1,616.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,497.0 thousands | −0.07 |
| April 2025 | 1,426.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 1,715.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,895.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,776.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,491.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,496.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| October 2024 | 1,481.0 thousands | −8.2 |
| September 2024 | 1,472.0 thousands | −7.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```