# Unemployment: Howard County, AR (U)

Unemployment: Howard County, AR (U) was up 81.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 50.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 222.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.1% (Apr 2021) to 175.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05061.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-howard-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 222.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 219.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 265.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 252.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 214.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 210.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 246.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 264.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 289.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 252.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 247.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 262.0 thousands | 81.9 |
| August 2025 | 259.0 thousands | 50.6 |
| July 2025 | 267.0 thousands | 32.8 |
| June 2025 | 241.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| May 2025 | 206.0 thousands | 30.4 |
| April 2025 | 198.0 thousands | 32.0 |
| March 2025 | 205.0 thousands | 29.7 |
| February 2025 | 215.0 thousands | 18.8 |
| January 2025 | 209.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| December 2024 | 170.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 154.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| October 2024 | 154.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2024 | 144.0 thousands | −23.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05061.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```