# Unemployment: Franklin County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Franklin County, IA (U) was down 5.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 157.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.5% (Apr 2021) to 208.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19069.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-franklin-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 157.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 174.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 179.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 178.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 145.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 124.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 165.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 187.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 200.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 146.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 146.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 127.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| August 2025 | 160.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 183.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 195.0 thousands | 14.7 |
| May 2025 | 171.0 thousands | 11.8 |
| April 2025 | 162.0 thousands | 38.5 |
| March 2025 | 188.0 thousands | 25.3 |
| February 2025 | 187.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 200.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 157.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| November 2024 | 147.0 thousands | 17.6 |
| October 2024 | 162.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| September 2024 | 134.0 thousands | 10.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```