# Iowa Employment (household survey)

Iowa Employment (household survey) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,665,538 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.0% (Apr 2020) to 6.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/iowa-employment-household-survey

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,665,538 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,669,642 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,672,222 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,674,442 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,675,981 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,677,903 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,680,748 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,682,857 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,684,471 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,683,893 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,683,618 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,679,613 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,677,105 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 1,675,261 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,674,323 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,674,469 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,674,455 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 1,673,457 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 1,671,109 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,667,740 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 1,664,199 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,660,849 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,657,874 thousands | 0.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,655,763 thousands | −0.09 |

## API

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

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