# Arkansas Unemployment Level

Arkansas Unemployment Level was up 22.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 21.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 56,194 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.3% (Apr 2021) to 194.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- 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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 56,194 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 56,928 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 58,704 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 59,669 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 60,566 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 61,845 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 63,047 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 63,362 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 63,636 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 62,197 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 62,349 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 61,273 thousands | 22.1 |
| August 2025 | 59,945 thousands | 21.1 |
| July 2025 | 58,566 thousands | 19.5 |
| June 2025 | 57,418 thousands | 18.1 |
| May 2025 | 56,618 thousands | 17.3 |
| April 2025 | 55,965 thousands | 16.6 |
| March 2025 | 55,426 thousands | 16.0 |
| February 2025 | 54,897 thousands | 15.1 |
| January 2025 | 54,116 thousands | 12.9 |
| December 2024 | 53,119 thousands | 10.1 |
| November 2024 | 52,054 thousands | 7.8 |
| October 2024 | 51,056 thousands | 6.6 |
| September 2024 | 50,189 thousands | 6.9 |

## API

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

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