# Unemployment: Wayne County, MS (U)

Unemployment: Wayne County, MS (U) was up 11.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 270.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.2% (Mar 2022) to 92.2% (Apr 2020), averaging −2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MS-28153.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-wayne-county-ms-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 270.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 254.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 293.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 335.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 283.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 250.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 316.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 349.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 307.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 261.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 284.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 295.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| August 2025 | 324.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| July 2025 | 355.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| June 2025 | 387.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| May 2025 | 313.0 thousands | 34.9 |
| April 2025 | 278.0 thousands | 85.3 |
| March 2025 | 321.0 thousands | 61.3 |
| February 2025 | 346.0 thousands | 64.8 |
| January 2025 | 335.0 thousands | 32.9 |
| December 2024 | 301.0 thousands | 49.0 |
| November 2024 | 289.0 thousands | 49.0 |
| October 2024 | 265.0 thousands | 28.6 |
| September 2024 | 265.0 thousands | 13.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28153.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MS-28153.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```