# Employment: Jefferson County, MO (U)

Employment: Jefferson County, MO (U) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.01% in August 2025.
The level stood at 121,256 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.6% (May 2020) to 15.1% (May 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29099.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-jefferson-county-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 121,256 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 120,943 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 122,307 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 121,427 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 120,792 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 120,283 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 119,009 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 118,318 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 118,243 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 120,774 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 121,024 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 120,297 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 120,643 thousands | 0.01 |
| July 2025 | 121,710 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 121,095 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 120,422 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 120,618 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 118,935 thousands | −0.05 |
| February 2025 | 118,450 thousands | 0.00 |
| January 2025 | 118,508 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 119,612 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 120,116 thousands | −0.01 |
| October 2024 | 120,784 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 120,689 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29099.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29099.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```