# Unemployment: Schenectady County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Schenectady County, NY (U) was up 20.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,220.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.5% (Apr 2021) to 358.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36093.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-schenectady-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,220.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,366.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,250.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,055.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,125.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,011.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,311.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,614.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,261.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,832.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,854.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,093.0 thousands | 20.0 |
| August 2025 | 3,274.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 3,167.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,780.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,560.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| April 2025 | 2,441.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,913.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2025 | 3,239.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2025 | 3,029.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 2,628.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| November 2024 | 2,596.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| October 2024 | 2,607.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| September 2024 | 2,578.0 thousands | −4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36093.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36093.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```