Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jefferson City rose 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Jefferson City peaked in October 2009 at 7.6% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.8% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Jefferson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Missouri	7.4%	0.0	-1.3
Jefferson City	5.9%	+0.1	-1.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jefferson City, Missouri, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jefferson City peaked in October 2009 at 5,900. There are now 1,300 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,599 in February 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1. Jefferson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jefferson City, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jefferson City	4,600	+1	-1,026

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Jefferson City Unemployment Rate	Jefferson City Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.4%	5.9%	4,600
February 2012	8.3%	7.4%	5.8%	4,599
January 2012	8.3%	7.5%	5.9%	4,736
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	6.3%	5,050
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	6.4%	5,097
October 2011	8.9%	8.3%	6.6%	5,237
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	6.8%	5,327
August 2011	9.1%	8.6%	7.0%	5,438
July 2011	9.1%	8.6%	7.0%	5,499
June 2011	9.1%	8.7%	7.2%	5,665
May 2011	9.0%	8.6%	7.2%	5,716
April 2011	9.0%	8.6%	7.2%	5,658