# Unemployment: Lafayette Parish, LA (U)

Unemployment: Lafayette Parish, LA (U) was down 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,235.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.5% (Apr 2021) to 229.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA-22055.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-parish-la-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,235.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,124.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,802.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,428.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,964.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,330.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,068.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,022.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,932.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,455.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,894.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,755.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 4,666.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| July 2025 | 4,891.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 5,046.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 4,637.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| April 2025 | 4,072.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| March 2025 | 4,457.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| February 2025 | 4,384.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 4,556.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 4,255.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| November 2024 | 4,594.0 thousands | 19.9 |
| October 2024 | 4,783.0 thousands | 16.6 |
| September 2024 | 4,814.0 thousands | 16.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```