# Unemployment: Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 37.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 8,313.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.6% (May 2021) to 308.2% (May 2020), averaging 8.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-45940.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-trenton-princeton-nj-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,313.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,829.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,648.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,090.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,470.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,051.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,167.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,123 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,440.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,807.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,320.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 11,601 thousands | 37.0 |
| August 2025 | 11,994 thousands | 16.9 |
| July 2025 | 12,338 thousands | 12.9 |
| June 2025 | 11,110 thousands | 13.7 |
| May 2025 | 9,922.0 thousands | 17.4 |
| April 2025 | 9,549.0 thousands | 20.7 |
| March 2025 | 10,181 thousands | 14.6 |
| February 2025 | 10,277 thousands | 12.3 |
| January 2025 | 9,923.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| December 2024 | 8,584.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| November 2024 | 8,753.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| October 2024 | 8,683.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| September 2024 | 8,469.0 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-45940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```