# Employment: Prairie County, AR (U)

Employment: Prairie County, AR (U) was down 5.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,520.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.7% (Apr 2018) to 4.0% (Feb 2020), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05117.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-prairie-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,520.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,515.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,419.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,537.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,500.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,443.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,445.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,428.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,365.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,456.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,501.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,417.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| August 2025 | 3,417.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| July 2025 | 3,380.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 3,419.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| May 2025 | 3,386.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| April 2025 | 3,382.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| March 2025 | 3,409.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| February 2025 | 3,320.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| January 2025 | 3,334.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| December 2024 | 3,602.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 3,606.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 3,674.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 3,620.0 thousands | 2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05117.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05117.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```