# Unemployment: Shelby County, TX (U)

Unemployment: Shelby County, TX (U) was up 13.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 497.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.9% (Mar 2022) to 166.3% (May 2020), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-TX-48419.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-shelby-county-tx-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 497.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 538.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 579.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 567.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 476.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 469.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 478.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 506.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 522.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 466.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 516.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 528.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| August 2025 | 544.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| July 2025 | 487.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| June 2025 | 464.0 thousands | −9.9 |
| May 2025 | 432.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| April 2025 | 414.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 457.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 476.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| January 2025 | 464.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| December 2024 | 399.0 thousands | −17.2 |
| November 2024 | 462.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| October 2024 | 459.0 thousands | −11.4 |
| September 2024 | 464.0 thousands | −21.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48419.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-TX-48419.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```