# Unemployment: Palo Alto County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Palo Alto County, IA (U) was up 5.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 122.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.2% (Apr 2021) to 340.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19147.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-palo-alto-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 122.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 130.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 128.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 126.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 107.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 99.00 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 138.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 144.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 156.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 145.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 132.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 123.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| August 2025 | 134.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| July 2025 | 147.0 thousands | −7.0 |
| June 2025 | 129.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 130.0 thousands | 18.2 |
| April 2025 | 117.0 thousands | 20.6 |
| March 2025 | 143.0 thousands | 25.4 |
| February 2025 | 150.0 thousands | 23.0 |
| January 2025 | 152.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| December 2024 | 119.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| November 2024 | 126.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| October 2024 | 129.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| September 2024 | 117.0 thousands | 9.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19147.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19147.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```