# Unemployment: Lafayette County, MS (U)

Unemployment: Lafayette County, MS (U) was up 3.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 739.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.7% (Apr 2021) to 140.0% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MS-28071.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-lafayette-county-ms-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 739.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 753.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 981.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 951.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 851.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 728.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,007.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,061.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 849.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 642.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 822.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 835.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| August 2025 | 1,049.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,183.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,122.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| May 2025 | 871.0 thousands | 28.7 |
| April 2025 | 715.0 thousands | 53.4 |
| March 2025 | 952.0 thousands | 47.6 |
| February 2025 | 983.0 thousands | 39.4 |
| January 2025 | 969.0 thousands | 30.8 |
| December 2024 | 798.0 thousands | 48.6 |
| November 2024 | 847.0 thousands | 39.1 |
| October 2024 | 896.0 thousands | 29.5 |
| September 2024 | 806.0 thousands | 15.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```