# Employment: Ottumwa, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Ottumwa, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,087 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.1% (May 2020) to 3.7% (Nov 2018), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36900.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-ottumwa-ia-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,087 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,092 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,304 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,339 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,259 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,346 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,330 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,283 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,199 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 16,590 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 16,419 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 16,465 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 16,448 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 16,649 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 16,631 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 16,428 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 16,608 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 16,355 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 16,246 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 16,279 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 16,317 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 16,235 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 16,276 thousands | 0.1 |
| September 2024 | 16,437 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36900.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36900.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```