# Employment: Joplin, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Joplin, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 96,777 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.2% (May 2020) to 13.0% (May 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-27900.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-joplin-mo-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 96,777 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 96,620 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 97,705 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 96,093 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 95,994 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 96,718 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 96,272 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 96,492 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 95,817 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 97,025 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 96,997 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 95,121 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 95,116 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 95,802 thousands | −0.08 |
| June 2025 | 95,410 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 94,847 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 95,478 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 94,774 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2025 | 95,011 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 95,407 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 95,002 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 94,998 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 95,204 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 95,379 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-27900.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-27900.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```