Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cape Girardeau fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau peaked in October 2009 at 8.3% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Cape Girardeau unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Missouri	3.7%	0.0	-0.3
Cape Girardeau	3.3%	-0.4	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cape Girardeau peaked in November 2010 at 4,016. There are now 2,452 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,450 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 114. Cape Girardeau employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cape Girardeau	1,564	-142	-561

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Cape Girardeau Unemployment Rate	Cape Girardeau Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.3%	1,564
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.7%	1,706
December 2017	4.1%	3.7%	4.0%	1,768
November 2017	4.1%	3.6%	3.7%	1,677
October 2017	4.1%	3.6%	3.2%	1,450
September 2017	4.2%	3.6%	3.8%	1,729
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	3.8%	1,746
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.7%	1,714
June 2017	4.3%	3.7%	4.0%	1,841
May 2017	4.3%	3.7%	4.3%	2,050
April 2017	4.4%	3.8%	4.2%	1,979