Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cape Girardeau fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau peaked in April 2020 at 10.1% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Cape Girardeau unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Missouri | 4.2% | -0.1 | +0.6 |
| Cape Girardeau | 4.2% | 0.0 | +0.8 |
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 April 2020 at 4,707. There are now 2,710 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,891 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 106. Cape Girardeau employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau | 1,997 | -31 | +360 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Missouri Unemployment Rate |
Cape Girardeau Unemployment Rate |
Cape Girardeau Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1,997 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 2,028 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 2,597 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 1,891 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 1,905 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.4% | 4.4% | 1,924 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 2,618 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 2,616 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.1% | 6.7% | 3,007 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 4,101 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 12.5% | 10.1% | 4,707 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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