# Unemployment: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 25.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,707 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.2% (Apr 2021) to 258.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-42540.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-scranton-wilkes-barre-pa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,707 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,050 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,359 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 13,320 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,310 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,420 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,528 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,287 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,413 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 12,239 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 12,798 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,845 thousands | 25.5 |
| August 2025 | 16,705 thousands | 13.3 |
| July 2025 | 15,228 thousands | 5.6 |
| June 2025 | 14,737 thousands | 12.3 |
| May 2025 | 12,976 thousands | 17.6 |
| April 2025 | 12,065 thousands | 14.0 |
| March 2025 | 13,576 thousands | 10.0 |
| February 2025 | 14,748 thousands | 3.4 |
| January 2025 | 14,609 thousands | 6.7 |
| December 2024 | 11,480 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 11,190 thousands | 3.5 |
| October 2024 | 11,529 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2024 | 11,030 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```