# Unemployment: Somerset County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Somerset County, NJ (U) was up 39.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 17.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,142.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.7% (May 2021) to 350.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 10.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34035.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-somerset-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,142.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,104.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,953.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,712.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,264.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,930.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,986.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,733.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,923.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,392.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,855.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,729.0 thousands | 39.7 |
| August 2025 | 9,793.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| July 2025 | 10,037 thousands | 13.4 |
| June 2025 | 9,203.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| May 2025 | 8,269.0 thousands | 16.4 |
| April 2025 | 7,952.0 thousands | 20.0 |
| March 2025 | 8,703.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| February 2025 | 8,866.0 thousands | 13.4 |
| January 2025 | 8,307.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| December 2024 | 7,082.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| November 2024 | 7,243.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| October 2024 | 7,246.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| September 2024 | 6,964.0 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```