# Unemployment: Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 13.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 37.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,969.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.1% (Apr 2021) to 417.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16300.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-cedar-rapids-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,969.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,691.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,365.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,730.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,299.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,891.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,962.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,065.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,521.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,064.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,243.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,023.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| August 2025 | 7,409.0 thousands | 37.8 |
| July 2025 | 5,870.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| June 2025 | 5,520.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 5,105.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| April 2025 | 4,677.0 thousands | 28.7 |
| March 2025 | 5,674.0 thousands | 25.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,886.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 6,383.0 thousands | 16.7 |
| December 2024 | 4,999.0 thousands | 14.5 |
| November 2024 | 5,149.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| October 2024 | 5,040.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| September 2024 | 4,447.0 thousands | −3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```