# Unemployment: Polk County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Polk County, IA (U) was up 12.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 8.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,646.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.0% (Apr 2021) to 422.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19153.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-polk-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,646.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,920 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,172 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,554.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 8,636.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,534.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,624.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,257 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 11,085 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 10,133 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,224 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,781.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| August 2025 | 11,977 thousands | 8.7 |
| July 2025 | 11,303 thousands | 7.8 |
| June 2025 | 10,768 thousands | 15.2 |
| May 2025 | 9,867.0 thousands | 28.8 |
| April 2025 | 9,025.0 thousands | 42.9 |
| March 2025 | 10,522 thousands | 33.7 |
| February 2025 | 11,028 thousands | 30.8 |
| January 2025 | 11,997 thousands | 26.3 |
| December 2024 | 9,489.0 thousands | 31.6 |
| November 2024 | 9,835.0 thousands | 35.2 |
| October 2024 | 9,483.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| September 2024 | 8,723.0 thousands | 16.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19153.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19153.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```