# Unemployment: Covington County, MS (U)

Unemployment: Covington County, MS (U) was up 17.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 19.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 252.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.9% (Dec 2021) to 101.7% (Apr 2020), averaging −2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MS-28031.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-ms-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 252.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 250.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 309.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 296.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 248.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 225.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 291.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 328.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 283.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 261.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 276.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 258.0 thousands | 17.3 |
| August 2025 | 294.0 thousands | 19.0 |
| July 2025 | 320.0 thousands | 25.5 |
| June 2025 | 325.0 thousands | 19.9 |
| May 2025 | 266.0 thousands | 32.3 |
| April 2025 | 226.0 thousands | 63.8 |
| March 2025 | 258.0 thousands | 48.3 |
| February 2025 | 293.0 thousands | 53.4 |
| January 2025 | 276.0 thousands | 26.0 |
| December 2024 | 249.0 thousands | 46.5 |
| November 2024 | 249.0 thousands | 50.0 |
| October 2024 | 232.0 thousands | 25.4 |
| September 2024 | 220.0 thousands | 10.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```