# Unemployment: Sussex County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Sussex County, NJ (U) was up 33.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,937.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.7% (May 2021) to 464.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 11.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34037.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-sussex-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,937.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,413.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,392.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,198.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,056.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,976.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,796.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,267.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,804.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,403.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,402.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,113.0 thousands | 33.7 |
| August 2025 | 4,260.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| July 2025 | 4,358.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| June 2025 | 3,906.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| May 2025 | 3,702.0 thousands | 16.1 |
| April 2025 | 3,658.0 thousands | 17.7 |
| March 2025 | 4,155.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| February 2025 | 4,412.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| January 2025 | 4,099.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| December 2024 | 3,391.0 thousands | 6.1 |
| November 2024 | 3,273.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| October 2024 | 3,211.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 3,077.0 thousands | −3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```