# Unemployment: Bates County, MO (U)

Unemployment: Bates County, MO (U) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 237.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.3% (Apr 2021) to 102.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29013.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-bates-county-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 237.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 287.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 305.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 296.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 273.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 267.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 308.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 309.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 316.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 227.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 237.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 238.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 308.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| July 2025 | 338.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| June 2025 | 326.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 290.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| April 2025 | 288.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 365.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| February 2025 | 382.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| January 2025 | 350.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| December 2024 | 277.0 thousands | 13.5 |
| November 2024 | 266.0 thousands | 23.1 |
| October 2024 | 250.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| September 2024 | 237.0 thousands | 14.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29013.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29013.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```