# Arkansas Unemployment Level

Arkansas Unemployment Level was up 31.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 20.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 53,845 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.9% (Apr 2021) to 217.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.4%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/arkansas-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 53,845 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 53,462 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 64,468 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 63,851 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 54,615 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 51,377 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 60,364 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 64,527 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 71,863 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 60,256 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 60,485 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 60,600 thousands | 31.1 |
| August 2025 | 61,956 thousands | 20.1 |
| July 2025 | 65,966 thousands | 13.4 |
| June 2025 | 62,009 thousands | 13.9 |
| May 2025 | 54,376 thousands | 19.2 |
| April 2025 | 50,259 thousands | 18.1 |
| March 2025 | 54,758 thousands | 15.2 |
| February 2025 | 60,960 thousands | 15.2 |
| January 2025 | 58,652 thousands | 11.8 |
| December 2024 | 49,511 thousands | 10.0 |
| November 2024 | 47,533 thousands | 14.5 |
| October 2024 | 44,848 thousands | 8.9 |
| September 2024 | 46,239 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

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

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