# Unemployment: Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 11.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,187.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.7% (Apr 2021) to 123.8% (Apr 2020), averaging −3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32940.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-meridian-ms-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,187.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,128.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,349.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,485.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,254.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,151.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,383.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,543.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,326.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,113.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,314.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,317.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,466.0 thousands | 16.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,573.0 thousands | 15.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,609.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,324.0 thousands | 26.0 |
| April 2025 | 1,193.0 thousands | 65.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,300.0 thousands | 47.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,416.0 thousands | 48.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,334.0 thousands | 22.9 |
| December 2024 | 1,233.0 thousands | 39.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,248.0 thousands | 44.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,206.0 thousands | 28.2 |
| September 2024 | 1,182.0 thousands | 16.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```