# Unemployment: Union County, NJ (U)

Unemployment: Union County, NJ (U) was up 33.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 15.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,477 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.1% (May 2021) to 386.1% (May 2020), averaging 11.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ-34039.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-union-county-nj-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,477 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,425 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,105 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,129 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 13,515 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,982 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,218 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,700 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,267 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,257 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,994 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 18,606 thousands | 33.4 |
| August 2025 | 19,106 thousands | 15.6 |
| July 2025 | 19,452 thousands | 10.2 |
| June 2025 | 17,572 thousands | 12.6 |
| May 2025 | 16,240 thousands | 15.9 |
| April 2025 | 15,768 thousands | 18.5 |
| March 2025 | 16,917 thousands | 13.2 |
| February 2025 | 17,351 thousands | 11.4 |
| January 2025 | 16,398 thousands | 9.2 |
| December 2024 | 14,222 thousands | 7.7 |
| November 2024 | 14,419 thousands | 11.2 |
| October 2024 | 14,265 thousands | 3.5 |
| September 2024 | 13,950 thousands | −0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ-34039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```