# Unemployment: Washington County, AR (U)

Unemployment: Washington County, AR (U) was up 37.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 23.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,531.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.2% (Apr 2021) to 276.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR-05143.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-washington-county-ar-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,531.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,233.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,309.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,427.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,353.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,876.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,650.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,111.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,607.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,560.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,798.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,923.0 thousands | 37.7 |
| August 2025 | 4,907.0 thousands | 23.3 |
| July 2025 | 5,276.0 thousands | 17.0 |
| June 2025 | 5,050.0 thousands | 20.4 |
| May 2025 | 4,269.0 thousands | 23.4 |
| April 2025 | 3,907.0 thousands | 25.7 |
| March 2025 | 4,298.0 thousands | 21.7 |
| February 2025 | 4,818.0 thousands | 24.9 |
| January 2025 | 4,469.0 thousands | 19.9 |
| December 2024 | 3,809.0 thousands | 21.9 |
| November 2024 | 3,602.0 thousands | 17.7 |
| October 2024 | 3,302.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| September 2024 | 3,575.0 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05143.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR-05143.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```