# Unemployment: Howard County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Howard County, IA (U) was up 0.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 143.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.2% (Apr 2021) to 300.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19089.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-howard-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 143.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 170.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 161.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 149.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 131.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 125.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 207.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 216.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 223.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 171.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 132.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 127.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| August 2025 | 154.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| July 2025 | 167.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 150.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2025 | 143.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| April 2025 | 156.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| March 2025 | 212.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| February 2025 | 228.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| January 2025 | 243.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| December 2024 | 178.0 thousands | 21.1 |
| November 2024 | 159.0 thousands | 34.7 |
| October 2024 | 153.0 thousands | 16.8 |
| September 2024 | 127.0 thousands | −5.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```