# Unemployment: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 33.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 23.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,186 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.3% (Apr 2021) to 272.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-30780.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-little-rock-north-little-rock-conway-ar-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,186 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,372 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,896 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,429 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 14,455 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 13,862 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,971 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,649 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,407 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 15,445 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,706 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,652 thousands | 33.9 |
| August 2025 | 16,064 thousands | 23.4 |
| July 2025 | 16,795 thousands | 15.7 |
| June 2025 | 15,668 thousands | 14.7 |
| May 2025 | 13,953 thousands | 20.4 |
| April 2025 | 12,891 thousands | 17.3 |
| March 2025 | 13,969 thousands | 14.6 |
| February 2025 | 15,383 thousands | 15.2 |
| January 2025 | 14,664 thousands | 11.6 |
| December 2024 | 12,483 thousands | 10.6 |
| November 2024 | 12,012 thousands | 14.0 |
| October 2024 | 11,433 thousands | 8.9 |
| September 2024 | 11,689 thousands | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30780.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30780.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```