# Iowa Labor Force

Iowa Labor Force was up 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,721,196 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.5% (Aug 2020) to 3.3% (Aug 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA.LF.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-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,721,196 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,724,310 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,726,922 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,729,718 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,732,054 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,735,075 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,738,885 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,741,570 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,743,617 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,743,797 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,743,419 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,739,237 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,737,046 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,735,819 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,735,617 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,736,268 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 1,736,357 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 1,735,217 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,732,609 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,728,750 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 1,724,571 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,720,593 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,716,983 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2024 | 1,714,009 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

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

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