# Unemployment: Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 7.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,086.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.1% (Apr 2021) to 146.1% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25620.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-hattiesburg-ms-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,086.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,028.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,529.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,668.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,264.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,015.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,512.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,819.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,347.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,970.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,295.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,373.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| August 2025 | 2,734.0 thousands | 12.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,996.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,949.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,439.0 thousands | 28.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,148.0 thousands | 63.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,471.0 thousands | 50.1 |
| February 2025 | 2,725.0 thousands | 52.1 |
| January 2025 | 2,669.0 thousands | 36.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,341.0 thousands | 49.2 |
| November 2024 | 2,288.0 thousands | 43.8 |
| October 2024 | 2,281.0 thousands | 29.7 |
| September 2024 | 2,201.0 thousands | 15.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```