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

Unemployment: Picayune, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 12.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 16.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 778.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.6% (Apr 2021) to 122.6% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38100.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-picayune-ms-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 778.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 749.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 884.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 951.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 823.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 709.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 924.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,039.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 872.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 744.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 886.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 893.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,004.0 thousands | 16.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,102.0 thousands | 22.7 |
| June 2025 | 1,084.0 thousands | 17.2 |
| May 2025 | 904.0 thousands | 30.8 |
| April 2025 | 795.0 thousands | 72.1 |
| March 2025 | 900.0 thousands | 52.8 |
| February 2025 | 965.0 thousands | 51.3 |
| January 2025 | 939.0 thousands | 32.1 |
| December 2024 | 843.0 thousands | 42.9 |
| November 2024 | 828.0 thousands | 41.3 |
| October 2024 | 812.0 thousands | 26.1 |
| September 2024 | 791.0 thousands | 13.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38100.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38100.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```