# Unemployment: Lee County, MS (U)

Unemployment: Lee County, MS (U) was up 11.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 15.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,128.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −77.0% (Apr 2021) to 424.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MS-28081.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-lee-county-ms-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,128.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,067.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,298.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,424.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,238.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,030.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,298.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,459.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,210.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,005.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,192.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,266.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,441.0 thousands | 15.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,613.0 thousands | 19.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,561.0 thousands | 16.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,312.0 thousands | 35.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,187.0 thousands | 78.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,306.0 thousands | 53.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,370.0 thousands | 49.2 |
| January 2025 | 1,318.0 thousands | 30.0 |
| December 2024 | 1,192.0 thousands | 44.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,201.0 thousands | 46.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,210.0 thousands | 30.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,137.0 thousands | 11.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```