Joplin, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Joplin fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Joplin peaked in November 2010 at 8.8% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Joplin unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Missouri	8.0%	-0.2	-1.6
Joplin	7.1%	-0.2	-1.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Joplin, Missouri, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Joplin, Missouri Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Joplin peaked in December 2010 at 7,611. There are now 1,367 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Joplin employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Joplin, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Joplin	6,244	-184	-1,367

Number of Unemployed Persons

Joplin, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Joplin Unemployment Rate	Joplin Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	7.1%	6,244
November 2011	8.7%	8.2%	7.3%	6,428
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	7.7%	6,754
September 2011	9.0%	8.7%	8.0%	6,907
August 2011	9.1%	8.8%	8.1%	7,035
July 2011	9.1%	8.7%	8.1%	7,035
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	8.2%	7,132
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.0%	7,070
April 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.1%	7,103
March 2011	8.9%	9.1%	8.3%	7,210
February 2011	9.0%	9.4%	8.6%	7,452
January 2011	9.1%	9.5%	8.7%	7,563