# Iowa Unemployment Level

Iowa Unemployment Level was up 2.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 55,658 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.5% (Apr 2021) to 312.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA.UNEMPLVL.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-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 55,658 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 54,668 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 54,700 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 55,276 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 56,073 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 57,172 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 58,137 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 58,713 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 59,146 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 59,904 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 59,801 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 59,624 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 59,941 thousands | 5.4 |
| July 2025 | 60,558 thousands | 10.0 |
| June 2025 | 61,294 thousands | 15.7 |
| May 2025 | 61,799 thousands | 21.3 |
| April 2025 | 61,902 thousands | 25.9 |
| March 2025 | 61,760 thousands | 29.0 |
| February 2025 | 61,500 thousands | 29.9 |
| January 2025 | 61,010 thousands | 27.6 |
| December 2024 | 60,372 thousands | 23.3 |
| November 2024 | 59,744 thousands | 19.0 |
| October 2024 | 59,109 thousands | 15.5 |
| September 2024 | 58,246 thousands | 12.6 |

## API

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

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