# Unemployment: Cherokee County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Cherokee County, IA (U) was down 8.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 145.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.2% (Apr 2021) to 317.0% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19035.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-cherokee-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 145.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 166.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 156.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 143.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 127.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 124.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 174.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 180.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 191.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 163.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 144.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 123.0 thousands | −8.2 |
| August 2025 | 156.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| July 2025 | 189.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| June 2025 | 165.0 thousands | 18.7 |
| May 2025 | 159.0 thousands | 24.2 |
| April 2025 | 155.0 thousands | 66.7 |
| March 2025 | 201.0 thousands | 47.8 |
| February 2025 | 213.0 thousands | 37.4 |
| January 2025 | 224.0 thousands | 22.4 |
| December 2024 | 164.0 thousands | 37.8 |
| November 2024 | 175.0 thousands | 34.6 |
| October 2024 | 178.0 thousands | 17.1 |
| September 2024 | 134.0 thousands | 4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19035.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```