# Unemployment: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 8.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 13,552 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.5% (Apr 2021) to 396.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19780.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-west-des-moines-ia-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,552 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,358 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 14,351 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 13,450 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 12,149 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 10,547 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 13,566 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 14,522 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,682 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,168 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,143 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 13,487 thousands | 8.7 |
| August 2025 | 16,471 thousands | 6.5 |
| July 2025 | 15,847 thousands | 6.9 |
| June 2025 | 15,081 thousands | 15.7 |
| May 2025 | 13,909 thousands | 29.7 |
| April 2025 | 12,696 thousands | 44.1 |
| March 2025 | 14,962 thousands | 34.3 |
| February 2025 | 15,772 thousands | 31.8 |
| January 2025 | 17,139 thousands | 27.4 |
| December 2024 | 13,415 thousands | 33.7 |
| November 2024 | 13,978 thousands | 36.9 |
| October 2024 | 13,563 thousands | 16.9 |
| September 2024 | 12,404 thousands | 18.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19780.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19780.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```