# Labor Force: St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: St. Louis, MO-IL 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 1,491,799 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (May 2020) to 5.9% (May 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41180.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-st-louis-mo-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,491,799 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,492,004 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,510,432 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,498,512 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,482,720 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,478,710 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,478,139 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,469,494 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,471,051 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,477,029 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,482,960 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,480,760 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,493,077 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,510,421 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,501,708 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,487,133 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 1,489,802 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,478,251 thousands | 0.04 |
| February 2025 | 1,473,394 thousands | −0.06 |
| January 2025 | 1,473,008 thousands | −0.07 |
| December 2024 | 1,477,213 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,481,052 thousands | 0.05 |
| October 2024 | 1,489,404 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 1,485,338 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41180.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41180.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```