# Unemployment: Fort Madison, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Fort Madison, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 515.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.9% (Apr 2021) to 313.0% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-22800.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-fort-madison-ia-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 515.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 582.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 566.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 503.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 434.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 382.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 490.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 558.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 596.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 562.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 539.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 521.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 713.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 587.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| June 2025 | 557.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 531.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| April 2025 | 516.0 thousands | 37.6 |
| March 2025 | 572.0 thousands | 24.3 |
| February 2025 | 616.0 thousands | 21.7 |
| January 2025 | 694.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| December 2024 | 504.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 551.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| October 2024 | 554.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| September 2024 | 518.0 thousands | −5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22800.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-22800.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```