# Unemployment: Orleans Parish, LA (U)

Unemployment: Orleans Parish, LA (U) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,317.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.3% (Apr 2022) to 418.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA-22071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (430 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-orleans-parish-la-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,317.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,575.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 8,900.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,750.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,511.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,475.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,486.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,589.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 8,692.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,639.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 8,325.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 8,531.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 8,624.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| July 2025 | 9,425.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| June 2025 | 9,766.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 8,222.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| April 2025 | 7,469.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 7,773.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| February 2025 | 7,696.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| January 2025 | 8,316.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| December 2024 | 7,540.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 8,304.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| October 2024 | 8,802.0 thousands | 8.3 |
| September 2024 | 8,697.0 thousands | 6.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```