# Unemployment: Harris County, TX (U)

Unemployment: Harris County, TX (U) was up 7.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 117,336 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.2% (May 2021) to 302.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 9.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-TX-48201.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-harris-county-tx-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 117,336 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 126,988 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 131,894 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 133,507 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 116,965 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 109,982 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 112,363 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 120,574 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 123,899 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 109,370 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 118,491 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 124,313 thousands | 7.3 |
| August 2025 | 125,991 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 121,872 thousands | −6.3 |
| June 2025 | 116,194 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 108,095 thousands | 5.9 |
| April 2025 | 103,146 thousands | 8.0 |
| March 2025 | 109,147 thousands | 4.6 |
| February 2025 | 115,363 thousands | 3.1 |
| January 2025 | 114,449 thousands | 4.6 |
| December 2024 | 105,980 thousands | 8.0 |
| November 2024 | 114,674 thousands | 17.2 |
| October 2024 | 113,143 thousands | 11.8 |
| September 2024 | 115,880 thousands | 8.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48201.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48201.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```