# Unemployment: Spirit Lake, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Spirit Lake, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 7.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 272.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.2% (Apr 2021) to 368.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44020.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-spirit-lake-ia-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 272.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 317.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 310.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 272.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 250.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 217.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 315.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 336.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 387.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 326.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 325.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 298.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| August 2025 | 308.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2025 | 308.0 thousands | −14.4 |
| June 2025 | 301.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 277.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| April 2025 | 284.0 thousands | 25.1 |
| March 2025 | 371.0 thousands | 26.2 |
| February 2025 | 383.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| January 2025 | 444.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| December 2024 | 314.0 thousands | 14.2 |
| November 2024 | 322.0 thousands | 24.8 |
| October 2024 | 313.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| September 2024 | 277.0 thousands | 12.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```