# Unemployment: Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 10.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 14.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,840.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.1% (Apr 2021) to 469.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-26980.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-iowa-city-ia-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,840.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,953.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,127.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,799.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,440.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,109.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,680.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,000.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,967.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,453.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,566.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,542.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| August 2025 | 3,172.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| July 2025 | 3,186.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| June 2025 | 2,879.0 thousands | 11.8 |
| May 2025 | 2,848.0 thousands | 32.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,543.0 thousands | 45.6 |
| March 2025 | 2,896.0 thousands | 37.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,913.0 thousands | 25.9 |
| January 2025 | 2,995.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,455.0 thousands | 22.8 |
| November 2024 | 2,705.0 thousands | 24.3 |
| October 2024 | 2,722.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| September 2024 | 2,301.0 thousands | −5.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```