# Unemployment: Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 12.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,115.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.8% (Apr 2021) to 426.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-ames-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,115.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,001.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,285.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,149.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,796.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,501.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,970.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,120.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,274.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,756.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,839.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,880.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| August 2025 | 2,089.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,433.0 thousands | 15.9 |
| June 2025 | 2,092.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,206.0 thousands | 43.0 |
| April 2025 | 1,927.0 thousands | 50.0 |
| March 2025 | 2,070.0 thousands | 35.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,155.0 thousands | 41.9 |
| January 2025 | 2,226.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,740.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,938.0 thousands | 27.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,947.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| September 2024 | 1,667.0 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```