Springfield, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Springfield peaked in September 2009 at 9.1% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Springfield 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
Springfield	7.2%	-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: Springfield, Missouri, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Missouri Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in August 2009 at 19,815. There are now 3,599 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Springfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Springfield, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Springfield	16,216	-347	-3,085

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	7.2%	16,216
November 2011	8.7%	8.2%	7.4%	16,563
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	7.7%	17,114
September 2011	9.0%	8.7%	7.8%	17,199
August 2011	9.1%	8.8%	7.9%	17,356
July 2011	9.1%	8.7%	7.9%	17,213
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	8.1%	17,663
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.1%	17,749
April 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.2%	17,828
March 2011	8.9%	9.1%	8.4%	18,203
February 2011	9.0%	9.4%	8.7%	18,923
January 2011	9.1%	9.5%	8.8%	19,286