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

Labor Force: Joplin, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 100,041 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (May 2020) to 6.8% (May 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-27900.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-joplin-mo-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 100,041 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 100,440 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 101,644 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 99,861 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 99,418 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 100,045 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 100,202 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 100,425 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 99,776 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 100,064 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 100,160 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 98,492 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 99,283 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 100,156 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 99,662 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 98,712 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 99,043 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 98,962 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 99,084 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 99,220 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 98,215 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 98,268 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 98,440 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 98,375 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

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

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