# Unemployment: St. James Parish, LA (U)

Unemployment: St. James Parish, LA (U) was down 6.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −6.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 381.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.2% (Apr 2022) to 154.7% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA-22093.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-st-james-parish-la-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 381.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 389.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 461.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 508.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 452.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 420.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 437.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 469.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 478.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 424.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 436.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 435.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| August 2025 | 455.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| July 2025 | 511.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 510.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 438.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| April 2025 | 407.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 411.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 418.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| January 2025 | 467.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 421.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| November 2024 | 453.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| October 2024 | 466.0 thousands | 12.3 |
| September 2024 | 466.0 thousands | 13.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22093.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22093.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```