# Unemployment: Rensselaer County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Rensselaer County, NY (U) was up 22.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,160.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.3% (Apr 2021) to 320.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36083.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-rensselaer-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,160.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,234.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,199.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,024.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,015.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,934.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,353.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,700.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,352.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,809.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,748.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,935.0 thousands | 22.0 |
| August 2025 | 3,118.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| July 2025 | 3,060.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,679.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,401.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,388.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| March 2025 | 2,939.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| February 2025 | 3,247.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 3,077.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 2,503.0 thousands | −9.7 |
| November 2024 | 2,455.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2024 | 2,415.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| September 2024 | 2,405.0 thousands | −6.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36083.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36083.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```