# Unemployment: Ouachita Parish, LA (U)

Unemployment: Ouachita Parish, LA (U) was down 4.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,673.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.0% (Dec 2021) to 129.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA-22073.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-parish-la-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,673.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,632.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,026.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,475.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,123.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,746.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,280.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,264.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,265.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,859.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,095.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,195.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 3,218.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| July 2025 | 3,293.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| June 2025 | 3,563.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 3,215.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,982.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| March 2025 | 3,172.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| February 2025 | 3,183.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 3,329.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| December 2024 | 3,012.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| November 2024 | 3,345.0 thousands | 20.2 |
| October 2024 | 3,366.0 thousands | 17.3 |
| September 2024 | 3,335.0 thousands | 16.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```