# Unemployment: Craighead County, AR (U)

Unemployment: Craighead County, AR (U) was up 35.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 25.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,073.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.5% (Apr 2021) to 268.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05031.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-craighead-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,073.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,021.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,458.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,466.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,013.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,879.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,191.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,401.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,675.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,215.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,254.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,281.0 thousands | 35.1 |
| August 2025 | 2,356.0 thousands | 25.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,589.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| June 2025 | 2,448.0 thousands | 23.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,099.0 thousands | 26.2 |
| April 2025 | 1,934.0 thousands | 28.8 |
| March 2025 | 2,142.0 thousands | 27.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,343.0 thousands | 24.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,256.0 thousands | 21.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,844.0 thousands | 17.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,784.0 thousands | 20.6 |
| October 2024 | 1,636.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,689.0 thousands | 3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```