# Unemployment: Westchester County, NY (U)

Unemployment: Westchester County, NY (U) was up 20.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 20,662 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.9% (Apr 2021) to 380.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36119.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-westchester-county-ny-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20,662 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,685 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,145 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,407 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,362 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,022 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,553 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 22,707 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,723 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 16,934 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,807 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,283 thousands | 20.6 |
| August 2025 | 20,819 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 20,205 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 17,352 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 15,894 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 14,981 thousands | −3.3 |
| March 2025 | 17,943 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 19,973 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 18,558 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 15,813 thousands | −6.5 |
| November 2024 | 16,192 thousands | −3.2 |
| October 2024 | 16,222 thousands | −7.9 |
| September 2024 | 15,987 thousands | −6.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36119.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36119.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```