# Unemployment: Lee County, TX (U)

Unemployment: Lee County, TX (U) was up 10.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 369.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.3% (May 2021) to 170.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-TX-48287.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-tx-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 369.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 393.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 411.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 418.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 345.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 335.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 368.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 383.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 379.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 315.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 357.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 358.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| August 2025 | 365.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| July 2025 | 365.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 343.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| May 2025 | 317.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| April 2025 | 287.0 thousands | 8.3 |
| March 2025 | 324.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| February 2025 | 340.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 330.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| December 2024 | 282.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 331.0 thousands | 16.5 |
| October 2024 | 329.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| September 2024 | 325.0 thousands | 4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48287.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48287.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```