# Unemployment: Polk County, OR (U)

Unemployment: Polk County, OR (U) was up 26.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 23.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,923.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.8% (Apr 2021) to 180.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-OR-41053.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-or-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,923.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,340.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,428.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,447.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,142.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,007.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,258.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,432.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,526.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,233.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,156.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,312.0 thousands | 26.7 |
| August 2025 | 2,443.0 thousands | 23.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,555.0 thousands | 24.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,377.0 thousands | 31.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,118.0 thousands | 32.7 |
| April 2025 | 1,934.0 thousands | 23.6 |
| March 2025 | 2,221.0 thousands | 19.2 |
| February 2025 | 2,251.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| January 2025 | 2,339.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,019.0 thousands | 17.2 |
| November 2024 | 1,861.0 thousands | 22.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,821.0 thousands | 13.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,825.0 thousands | 12.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OR-41053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OR-41053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```