# Unemployment: St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 14.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 50,946 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.8% (Apr 2021) to 271.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41180.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-mo-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 50,946 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 57,466 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 57,154 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 56,418 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 53,162 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 53,254 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 63,492 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 64,437 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 67,833 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 51,814 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 53,233 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 54,722 thousands | 14.0 |
| August 2025 | 64,050 thousands | 6.1 |
| July 2025 | 65,839 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 61,645 thousands | −0.04 |
| May 2025 | 56,913 thousands | 2.4 |
| April 2025 | 52,913 thousands | 5.9 |
| March 2025 | 61,321 thousands | 6.9 |
| February 2025 | 62,650 thousands | 4.4 |
| January 2025 | 62,485 thousands | 8.3 |
| December 2024 | 49,931 thousands | 4.9 |
| November 2024 | 49,875 thousands | 10.8 |
| October 2024 | 50,308 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 48,013 thousands | 4.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```