# Unemployment: Ouachita County, AR (U)

Unemployment: Ouachita County, AR (U) was up 23.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 394.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.4% (Apr 2021) to 84.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05103.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-ouachita-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 394.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 401.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 461.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 445.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 406.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 372.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 446.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 463.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 521.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 471.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 473.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 466.0 thousands | 23.6 |
| August 2025 | 482.0 thousands | 16.4 |
| July 2025 | 508.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| June 2025 | 459.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| May 2025 | 416.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| April 2025 | 399.0 thousands | 14.3 |
| March 2025 | 434.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| February 2025 | 466.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| January 2025 | 444.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| December 2024 | 384.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 377.0 thousands | 8.3 |
| October 2024 | 392.0 thousands | 19.9 |
| September 2024 | 377.0 thousands | 9.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05103.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05103.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```