# Unemployment: Jefferson County, AL (U)

Unemployment: Jefferson County, AL (U) was down 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 12,066 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.3% (Apr 2021) to 353.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL-01073.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-jefferson-county-al-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,066 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 11,929 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 12,109 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,515 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 10,843 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,543.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,354.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,613 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,669.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,586.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 8,375.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,888.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 9,999.0 thousands | −8.2 |
| July 2025 | 9,929.0 thousands | −7.0 |
| June 2025 | 9,898.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| May 2025 | 8,102.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| April 2025 | 8,051.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| March 2025 | 9,819.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| February 2025 | 10,492 thousands | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 10,594 thousands | 7.9 |
| December 2024 | 9,028.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| November 2024 | 9,940.0 thousands | 23.0 |
| October 2024 | 9,852.0 thousands | 15.8 |
| September 2024 | 10,034 thousands | 16.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL-01073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```