# Unemployment: St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 14.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,881.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.7% (Apr 2021) to 165.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41140.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-st-joseph-mo-ks-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,881.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,229.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,408.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,223.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,947.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,939.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,387.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,302.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,329.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,769.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,871.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,926.0 thousands | 14.2 |
| August 2025 | 2,438.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| July 2025 | 2,647.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,479.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,251.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| April 2025 | 2,044.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| March 2025 | 2,423.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,519.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| January 2025 | 2,405.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| December 2024 | 1,893.0 thousands | 20.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,899.0 thousands | 28.1 |
| October 2024 | 1,869.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| September 2024 | 1,687.0 thousands | 13.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```