# Labor Force: Polk County, IA (U)

Labor Force: Polk County, IA (U) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 282,996 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.6% (Jul 2020) to 4.3% (Jul 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19153.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-polk-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 282,996 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 286,616 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 289,173 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 289,517 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 287,204 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 286,061 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 285,751 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 286,408 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 286,572 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 288,625 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 291,017 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 287,784 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 291,761 thousands | 1.9 |
| July 2025 | 289,808 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 290,175 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 286,186 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2025 | 284,612 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 283,654 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 285,547 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 285,501 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 282,436 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 284,411 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 283,373 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 283,095 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19153.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19153.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```