# Employment: Shelby County, MO (U)

Employment: Shelby County, MO (U) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,178.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.5% (May 2020) to 7.0% (May 2021), averaging 0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29205.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-shelby-county-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,178.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,958.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,960.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,143.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,979.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,070.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,996.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,974.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,902.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,974.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,920.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,964.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 2,687.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,796.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 3,035.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 2,939.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 2,997.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 3,001.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 2,943.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,912.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,938.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,844.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2024 | 2,866.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2024 | 2,910.0 thousands | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29205.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29205.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```