# Unemployment: Covington County, AL (U)

Unemployment: Covington County, AL (U) was down 3.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −15.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 598.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.5% (Apr 2021) to 172.1% (Apr 2020), averaging −4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL-01039.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-covington-county-al-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 598.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 551.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 563.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 593.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 516.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 396.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 447.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 502.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 473.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 359.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 386.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 460.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| August 2025 | 463.0 thousands | −15.2 |
| July 2025 | 517.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 474.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| May 2025 | 396.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 375.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| March 2025 | 464.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 516.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2025 | 545.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 449.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 467.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| October 2024 | 479.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| September 2024 | 475.0 thousands | 6.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```