# Unemployment: Buchanan County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Buchanan County, IA (U) was down 3.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 316.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.9% (Apr 2021) to 285.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19019.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-buchanan-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 316.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 354.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 362.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 393.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 315.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 270.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 379.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 412.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 431.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 361.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 331.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 343.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| August 2025 | 384.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 398.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 384.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2025 | 386.0 thousands | 21.0 |
| April 2025 | 342.0 thousands | 19.6 |
| March 2025 | 431.0 thousands | 20.4 |
| February 2025 | 446.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| January 2025 | 485.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| December 2024 | 371.0 thousands | 27.1 |
| November 2024 | 360.0 thousands | 37.9 |
| October 2024 | 418.0 thousands | 38.4 |
| September 2024 | 354.0 thousands | 28.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19019.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19019.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```