# Employment: Lucas County, IA (U)

Employment: Lucas County, IA (U) was down 4.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,612.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.2% (Mar 2016) to 8.5% (Nov 2018), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19117.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-lucas-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,612.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,589.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,659.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,712.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,677.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,709.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,715.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,699.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,695.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,731.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,738.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,736.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| August 2025 | 3,674.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| July 2025 | 3,740.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| June 2025 | 3,810.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| May 2025 | 3,802.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| April 2025 | 3,875.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 3,931.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 3,917.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 3,940.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 3,928.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 3,922.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2024 | 3,948.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2024 | 3,918.0 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19117.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19117.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```