# Unemployment: Barbour County, AL (U)

Unemployment: Barbour County, AL (U) was down 8.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −14.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 412.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.4% (May 2021) to 189.4% (May 2020), averaging −2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL-01005.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-barbour-county-al-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 412.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 406.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 421.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 434.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 368.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 282.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 324.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 360.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 334.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 258.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 277.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 326.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| August 2025 | 323.0 thousands | −14.6 |
| July 2025 | 329.0 thousands | −11.3 |
| June 2025 | 335.0 thousands | −10.4 |
| May 2025 | 260.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| April 2025 | 254.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| March 2025 | 321.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| February 2025 | 345.0 thousands | −17.9 |
| January 2025 | 355.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| December 2024 | 325.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| November 2024 | 360.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| October 2024 | 345.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| September 2024 | 358.0 thousands | 4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```