# Unemployment: Lamar County, MS (U)

Unemployment: Lamar County, MS (U) was up 8.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 871.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.5% (Apr 2021) to 151.7% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MS-28073.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-lamar-county-ms-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 871.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 826.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 991.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,071.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 900.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 790.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,000.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,143.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 960.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 806.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 937.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 966.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,102.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,175.0 thousands | 14.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,198.0 thousands | 12.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,005.0 thousands | 29.5 |
| April 2025 | 849.0 thousands | 59.6 |
| March 2025 | 955.0 thousands | 44.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,054.0 thousands | 46.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,024.0 thousands | 31.3 |
| December 2024 | 943.0 thousands | 49.0 |
| November 2024 | 910.0 thousands | 46.3 |
| October 2024 | 905.0 thousands | 29.5 |
| September 2024 | 890.0 thousands | 15.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```