# Unemployment: Hempstead County, AR (U)

Unemployment: Hempstead County, AR (U) was up 36.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 28.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 360.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.3% (Apr 2021) to 118.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05057.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-hempstead-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 360.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 388.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 416.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 419.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 345.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 329.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 389.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 428.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 467.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 406.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 408.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 401.0 thousands | 36.9 |
| August 2025 | 409.0 thousands | 28.2 |
| July 2025 | 420.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| June 2025 | 384.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| May 2025 | 326.0 thousands | 12.0 |
| April 2025 | 299.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| March 2025 | 334.0 thousands | 16.8 |
| February 2025 | 359.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| January 2025 | 362.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| December 2024 | 316.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| November 2024 | 307.0 thousands | 14.6 |
| October 2024 | 309.0 thousands | 9.2 |
| September 2024 | 293.0 thousands | −5.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05057.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05057.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```