# Unemployment: Lafayette County, MO (U)

Unemployment: Lafayette County, MO (U) was up 21.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 11.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 517.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −54.0% (Apr 2021) to 230.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29107.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-lafayette-county-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 517.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 649.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 666.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 621.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 563.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 542.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 687.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 702.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 678.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 579.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 595.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 549.0 thousands | 21.5 |
| August 2025 | 721.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| July 2025 | 775.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 718.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| May 2025 | 654.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| April 2025 | 612.0 thousands | 18.6 |
| March 2025 | 733.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| February 2025 | 775.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| January 2025 | 746.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| December 2024 | 539.0 thousands | 18.7 |
| November 2024 | 526.0 thousands | 20.4 |
| October 2024 | 496.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| September 2024 | 452.0 thousands | 8.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29107.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29107.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```