# Unemployment: State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 34.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,054.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.6% (Apr 2021) to 238.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44300.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-state-college-pa-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,054.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,322.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,230.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,417.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,595.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,243.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,528.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,542.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,339.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,124.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,245.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,588.0 thousands | 34.8 |
| August 2025 | 3,283.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,916.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| June 2025 | 2,671.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,368.0 thousands | 9.5 |
| April 2025 | 1,986.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| March 2025 | 2,696.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| February 2025 | 2,533.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| January 2025 | 2,556.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| December 2024 | 2,077.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,115.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| October 2024 | 2,208.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,920.0 thousands | −0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```