# Unemployment: Burlington, IA-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Burlington, IA-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 6.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 10.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 890.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.5% (Apr 2021) to 338.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-15460.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-burlington-ia-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 890.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,099.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 947.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 842.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 727.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 644.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 830.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 924.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 965.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 982.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 849.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 805.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| August 2025 | 1,035.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| July 2025 | 895.0 thousands | −28.1 |
| June 2025 | 886.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 845.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| April 2025 | 897.0 thousands | 32.9 |
| March 2025 | 888.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| February 2025 | 978.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,183.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| December 2024 | 796.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| November 2024 | 828.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| October 2024 | 820.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| September 2024 | 755.0 thousands | −7.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-15460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```