# Unemployment: Salem County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Salem County, NJ (U) was up 28.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,551.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.0% (Sep 2022) to 248.8% (May 2020), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34033.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-salem-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,551.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,896.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,831.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,644.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,556.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,510.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,819.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,103.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,878.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,795.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,837.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,192.0 thousands | 28.1 |
| August 2025 | 2,327.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,364.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| June 2025 | 2,076.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,951.0 thousands | 14.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,924.0 thousands | 19.4 |
| March 2025 | 2,086.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| February 2025 | 2,203.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| January 2025 | 2,097.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| December 2024 | 1,857.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,805.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| October 2024 | 1,739.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,711.0 thousands | 3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34033.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34033.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```