# Unemployment: St. Louis County, MO (U)

Unemployment: St. Louis County, MO (U) was up 19.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 10.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,056 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.7% (Apr 2022) to 247.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29189.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-louis-county-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,056 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 22,053 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,844 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,509 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,395 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 19,597 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 22,953 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,072 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 24,206 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,548 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,115 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,637 thousands | 19.3 |
| August 2025 | 23,722 thousands | 10.8 |
| July 2025 | 24,306 thousands | 6.3 |
| June 2025 | 22,943 thousands | 7.9 |
| May 2025 | 21,417 thousands | 10.5 |
| April 2025 | 19,900 thousands | 15.9 |
| March 2025 | 23,098 thousands | 16.8 |
| February 2025 | 22,952 thousands | 13.1 |
| January 2025 | 22,053 thousands | 17.0 |
| December 2024 | 17,879 thousands | 15.7 |
| November 2024 | 17,776 thousands | 21.0 |
| October 2024 | 17,774 thousands | 8.5 |
| September 2024 | 16,461 thousands | 13.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29189.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29189.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```