# Unemployment: Jefferson County, AR (U)

Unemployment: Jefferson County, AR (U) was up 33.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 22.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,269.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.2% (Sep 2021) to 104.8% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05069.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-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,269.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,349.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,604.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,521.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,412.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,365.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,569.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,685.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,832.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,624.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,582.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,565.0 thousands | 33.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,612.0 thousands | 22.3 |
| July 2025 | 1,722.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,556.0 thousands | 17.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,365.0 thousands | 20.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,195.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| March 2025 | 1,344.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,463.0 thousands | 15.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,435.0 thousands | 15.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,202.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,209.0 thousands | 16.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,200.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,175.0 thousands | 6.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```