# Unemployment: Washington County, IA (U)

Unemployment: Washington County, IA (U) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 291.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.2% (Apr 2021) to 281.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA-19183.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-washington-county-ia-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 291.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 308.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 324.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 293.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 281.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 260.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 330.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 388.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 390.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 309.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 272.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 252.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 320.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| July 2025 | 340.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| June 2025 | 326.0 thousands | 15.6 |
| May 2025 | 300.0 thousands | 20.5 |
| April 2025 | 285.0 thousands | 39.0 |
| March 2025 | 381.0 thousands | 28.3 |
| February 2025 | 434.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| January 2025 | 466.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| December 2024 | 300.0 thousands | 27.1 |
| November 2024 | 316.0 thousands | 23.0 |
| October 2024 | 302.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| September 2024 | 249.0 thousands | −7.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19183.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IA-19183.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```