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

Unemployment: Starkville, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 6.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 841.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.5% (Apr 2021) to 127.6% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44260.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-starkville-ms-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 841.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 867.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,127.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,119.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 958.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 867.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,116.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,213.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,022.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 825.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 982.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,014.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,195.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,349.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,327.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| May 2025 | 1,043.0 thousands | 34.1 |
| April 2025 | 919.0 thousands | 77.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,085.0 thousands | 56.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,149.0 thousands | 50.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,107.0 thousands | 35.7 |
| December 2024 | 953.0 thousands | 50.6 |
| November 2024 | 989.0 thousands | 43.3 |
| October 2024 | 1,020.0 thousands | 32.6 |
| September 2024 | 949.0 thousands | 20.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```