# Unemployment: Wayne County, MO (U)

Unemployment: Wayne County, MO (U) was up 13.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 172.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.4% (Apr 2021) to 89.1% (Apr 2020), averaging −2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29223.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-wayne-county-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 172.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 206.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 201.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 186.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 180.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 186.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 242.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 253.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 257.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 196.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 195.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 191.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| August 2025 | 227.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2025 | 264.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| June 2025 | 221.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 216.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 197.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2025 | 244.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| February 2025 | 262.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 252.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| December 2024 | 209.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 197.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| October 2024 | 192.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2024 | 169.0 thousands | −2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29223.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29223.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```