# Unemployment: Mason City, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Mason City, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 11.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 774.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.0% (Apr 2021) to 402.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32380.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-mason-city-ia-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 774.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 904.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 990.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 830.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 707.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 653.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 878.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 898.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 990.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 859.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 858.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 760.0 thousands | 11.8 |
| August 2025 | 923.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 981.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| June 2025 | 912.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| May 2025 | 825.0 thousands | 18.5 |
| April 2025 | 792.0 thousands | 33.8 |
| March 2025 | 988.0 thousands | 25.4 |
| February 2025 | 945.0 thousands | 20.8 |
| January 2025 | 993.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| December 2024 | 807.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| November 2024 | 766.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| October 2024 | 768.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| September 2024 | 680.0 thousands | −6.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32380.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32380.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```