# Unemployment: Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 22.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,280.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.9% (Apr 2021) to 331.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-46540.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-utica-rome-ny-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,280.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,566.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,476.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,088.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,101.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,065.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,759.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,442.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,904.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,061.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,886.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,074.0 thousands | 22.7 |
| August 2025 | 5,390.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| July 2025 | 5,324.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| June 2025 | 4,616.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2025 | 4,235.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| April 2025 | 4,402.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| March 2025 | 5,260.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| February 2025 | 5,840.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 5,567.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2024 | 4,610.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| November 2024 | 4,339.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| October 2024 | 4,186.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| September 2024 | 4,136.0 thousands | −3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-46540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-46540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```