# Unemployment: Union County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Union County, IA (U) was up 5.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 175.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.8% (Apr 2021) to 365.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19175.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-union-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 175.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 201.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 202.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 180.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 157.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 144.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 201.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 225.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 246.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 233.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 202.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 179.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| August 2025 | 202.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 223.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| June 2025 | 216.0 thousands | 14.3 |
| May 2025 | 191.0 thousands | 23.2 |
| April 2025 | 171.0 thousands | 24.8 |
| March 2025 | 206.0 thousands | 17.7 |
| February 2025 | 234.0 thousands | 18.2 |
| January 2025 | 253.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| December 2024 | 172.0 thousands | 17.0 |
| November 2024 | 180.0 thousands | 29.5 |
| October 2024 | 175.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| September 2024 | 169.0 thousands | 11.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19175.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19175.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```