# Unemployment: DeKalb County, AL (U)

Unemployment: DeKalb County, AL (U) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −18.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,101.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −79.4% (Apr 2021) to 322.8% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL-01049.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-dekalb-county-al-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,101.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,020.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,060.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,172.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 996.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 725.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 865.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,014.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 949.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 671.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 790.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 860.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 804.0 thousands | −18.0 |
| July 2025 | 872.0 thousands | −12.1 |
| June 2025 | 867.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 712.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2025 | 692.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 897.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| February 2025 | 970.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| January 2025 | 977.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| December 2024 | 828.0 thousands | 19.5 |
| November 2024 | 857.0 thousands | 21.9 |
| October 2024 | 866.0 thousands | 23.9 |
| September 2024 | 865.0 thousands | 15.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```