# Unemployment: Queens County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Queens County, NY (U) was up 22.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 56,623 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.6% (May 2021) to 537.8% (May 2020), averaging 17.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36081.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-queens-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 56,623 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 57,010 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 48,057 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 57,138 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 52,712 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 52,591 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 54,439 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 66,917 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 59,934 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 58,997 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 62,173 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 64,692 thousands | 22.8 |
| August 2025 | 65,735 thousands | 5.9 |
| July 2025 | 64,490 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 55,763 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 49,939 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 50,203 thousands | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 51,744 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 50,786 thousands | −3.3 |
| January 2025 | 51,517 thousands | 5.1 |
| December 2024 | 49,861 thousands | 5.9 |
| November 2024 | 53,463 thousands | 15.1 |
| October 2024 | 54,644 thousands | 3.1 |
| September 2024 | 52,664 thousands | 4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```