# Unemployment: Benton County, AR (U)

Unemployment: Benton County, AR (U) was up 33.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 19.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,269.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.1% (Apr 2021) to 232.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05007.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-benton-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,269.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,044.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,109.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,182.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,144.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,750.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,666.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,990.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,683.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,391.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,575.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,638.0 thousands | 33.3 |
| August 2025 | 5,619.0 thousands | 19.0 |
| July 2025 | 5,988.0 thousands | 14.1 |
| June 2025 | 5,840.0 thousands | 15.9 |
| May 2025 | 5,076.0 thousands | 21.4 |
| April 2025 | 4,693.0 thousands | 20.0 |
| March 2025 | 5,143.0 thousands | 17.6 |
| February 2025 | 5,702.0 thousands | 19.5 |
| January 2025 | 5,392.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| December 2024 | 4,583.0 thousands | 17.1 |
| November 2024 | 4,373.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| October 2024 | 3,959.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| September 2024 | 4,228.0 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05007.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05007.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```