# Unemployment: Polk County, WI (U)

Unemployment: Polk County, WI (U) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −6.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 717.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.5% (Apr 2021) to 286.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WI-55095.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-wi-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 717.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 846.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 862.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 883.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 786.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,190.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,773.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,950.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,604.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,114.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 856.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 667.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 757.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| July 2025 | 790.0 thousands | −10.4 |
| June 2025 | 852.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| May 2025 | 780.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| April 2025 | 1,228.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,716.0 thousands | 15.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,809.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,589.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| December 2024 | 1,060.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 820.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 682.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| September 2024 | 680.0 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WI-55095.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WI-55095.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```