# Unemployment: Suffolk County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Suffolk County, NY (U) was up 20.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 30,566 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.9% (Apr 2021) to 483.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36103.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-suffolk-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 30,566 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 33,473 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 32,549 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 29,006 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 29,119 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 27,865 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 31,783 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 36,068 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 32,115 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 26,850 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 27,413 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 28,691 thousands | 20.0 |
| August 2025 | 32,131 thousands | 4.2 |
| July 2025 | 31,246 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 26,076 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 23,935 thousands | −3.4 |
| April 2025 | 23,273 thousands | −4.8 |
| March 2025 | 28,596 thousands | −3.5 |
| February 2025 | 32,507 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 30,387 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2024 | 25,354 thousands | −6.9 |
| November 2024 | 24,966 thousands | −6.2 |
| October 2024 | 24,397 thousands | −9.7 |
| September 2024 | 23,919 thousands | −8.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36103.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36103.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```