# Unemployment: Des Moines County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Des Moines County, IA (U) was up 6.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 783.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.4% (Apr 2021) to 366.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19057.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-des-moines-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 783.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 998.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 850.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 728.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 612.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 538.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 671.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 740.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 782.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 807.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 716.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 687.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| August 2025 | 903.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| July 2025 | 771.0 thousands | −27.3 |
| June 2025 | 773.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| May 2025 | 739.0 thousands | 14.2 |
| April 2025 | 766.0 thousands | 38.0 |
| March 2025 | 770.0 thousands | 16.7 |
| February 2025 | 841.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| January 2025 | 1,009.0 thousands | 19.7 |
| December 2024 | 700.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 724.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| October 2024 | 711.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| September 2024 | 643.0 thousands | −5.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19057.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19057.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```