# Employment: Decatur County, IA (U)

Employment: Decatur County, IA (U) was down 0.06% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,331.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (May 2020) to 10.8% (May 2021), averaging −1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19053.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-decatur-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,331.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,220.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,226.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,280.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,413.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,489.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,490.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,450.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,368.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,472.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,509.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,410.0 thousands | −0.06 |
| August 2025 | 3,361.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 3,397.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 3,302.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 3,502.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 3,630.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 3,603.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 3,550.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 3,504.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 3,434.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 3,468.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2024 | 3,560.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2024 | 3,412.0 thousands | −3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19053.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19053.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```