# Employment: West Plains, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: West Plains, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,012 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.1% (May 2020) to 9.5% (May 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48460.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-west-plains-mo-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,012 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,719 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,497 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 15,958 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,780 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 15,972 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,832 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,841 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,702 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 15,969 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,950 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,757 thousands | −0.1 |
| August 2025 | 15,657 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 15,407 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 15,922 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 15,724 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 15,866 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 15,806 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 15,842 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 15,850 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 15,936 thousands | 0.08 |
| November 2024 | 15,852 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 15,901 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2024 | 15,777 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48460.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48460.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```