# Unemployment: Forrest City, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Forrest City, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 12.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 409.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.3% (May 2021) to 135.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-22620.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-forrest-city-ar-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 409.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 393.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 447.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 424.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 383.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 383.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 440.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 483.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 548.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 474.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 455.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 454.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| August 2025 | 480.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| July 2025 | 481.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 447.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 427.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| April 2025 | 390.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| March 2025 | 415.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| February 2025 | 472.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| January 2025 | 475.0 thousands | 21.8 |
| December 2024 | 406.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| November 2024 | 391.0 thousands | 25.7 |
| October 2024 | 407.0 thousands | 19.4 |
| September 2024 | 405.0 thousands | 18.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```