# Unemployment: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 3.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,310.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.8% (Dec 2021) to 176.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-43340.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-shreveport-bossier-city-la-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,310.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,162.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,243.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,211.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,453.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,602.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,688.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,651.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,505.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,690.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,324.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,418.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 7,272.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| July 2025 | 7,718.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| June 2025 | 8,040.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 7,283.0 thousands | 8.4 |
| April 2025 | 6,486.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| March 2025 | 7,009.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 6,982.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 7,177.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2024 | 6,697.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 7,339.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| October 2024 | 7,610.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| September 2024 | 7,648.0 thousands | 9.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43340.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```