# Unemployment: Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 24.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,001 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.3% (Apr 2021) to 386.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-45060.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-syracuse-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,001 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 13,400 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 13,196 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,526 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,427 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,015 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,292 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,010 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 13,863 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,948 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 11,568 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 12,245 thousands | 24.9 |
| August 2025 | 12,823 thousands | 7.9 |
| July 2025 | 12,620 thousands | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 11,033 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 9,974.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| April 2025 | 9,996.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| March 2025 | 11,914 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 13,250 thousands | −2.6 |
| January 2025 | 12,589 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2024 | 10,631 thousands | −9.4 |
| November 2024 | 10,204 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2024 | 9,870.0 thousands | −8.7 |
| September 2024 | 9,801.0 thousands | −6.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```