# Unemployment: Sikeston, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Sikeston, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 12.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 844.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.9% (Dec 2021) to 152.3% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-43460.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-sikeston-mo-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 844.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 996.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,009.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 983.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 866.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 855.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,047.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,019.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 988.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 786.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 800.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 871.0 thousands | 12.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,075.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,229.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,172.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,010.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 919.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,077.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,089.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 984.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| December 2024 | 829.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| November 2024 | 821.0 thousands | 13.9 |
| October 2024 | 809.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| September 2024 | 776.0 thousands | 9.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-43460.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```