# Unemployment: Butler County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Butler County, IA (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 231.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.1% (Apr 2021) to 212.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19023.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-butler-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 231.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 267.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 244.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 266.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 222.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 208.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 289.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 318.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 351.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 293.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 245.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 228.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 252.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| July 2025 | 293.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| June 2025 | 279.0 thousands | 16.7 |
| May 2025 | 267.0 thousands | 28.4 |
| April 2025 | 251.0 thousands | 26.8 |
| March 2025 | 344.0 thousands | 24.6 |
| February 2025 | 365.0 thousands | 18.5 |
| January 2025 | 402.0 thousands | 23.3 |
| December 2024 | 265.0 thousands | 19.4 |
| November 2024 | 240.0 thousands | 28.3 |
| October 2024 | 263.0 thousands | 27.7 |
| September 2024 | 230.0 thousands | 17.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```