# Unemployment: Houston County, AL (U)

Unemployment: Houston County, AL (U) was down 5.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −13.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,787.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.7% (Apr 2021) to 262.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL-01069.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-houston-county-al-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,787.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,744.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,800.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,917.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,640.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,275.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,477.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,648.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,486.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,141.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,256.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,453.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,444.0 thousands | −13.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,414.0 thousands | −11.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,473.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,208.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| April 2025 | 1,158.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,477.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| February 2025 | 1,575.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,659.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,467.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,492.0 thousands | 16.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,522.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| September 2024 | 1,544.0 thousands | 17.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```