# Unemployment: Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 11.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 41,612 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.3% (Apr 2021) to 302.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28140.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-kansas-city-mo-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 41,612 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 48,430 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 47,566 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 45,276 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 42,224 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 40,664 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 47,962 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 50,677 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 49,968 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 42,670 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 45,087 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 42,789 thousands | 11.1 |
| August 2025 | 51,224 thousands | 5.9 |
| July 2025 | 53,785 thousands | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 49,372 thousands | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 45,971 thousands | 8.8 |
| April 2025 | 44,832 thousands | 17.0 |
| March 2025 | 50,093 thousands | 13.1 |
| February 2025 | 51,720 thousands | 15.5 |
| January 2025 | 50,065 thousands | 20.8 |
| December 2024 | 39,862 thousands | 21.3 |
| November 2024 | 39,992 thousands | 26.7 |
| October 2024 | 42,029 thousands | 12.8 |
| September 2024 | 38,503 thousands | 16.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```