Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cape Girardeau rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.9%. 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 10.5% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Cape Girardeau unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Missouri | 2.9% | +0.1 | +0.3 |
| Cape Girardeau | 2.9% | +0.1 | +0.4 |
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 4,829. There are now 3,439 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,078 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 312. Cape Girardeau employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau | 1,390 | +37 | +216 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Missouri Unemployment Rate |
Cape Girardeau Unemployment Rate |
Cape Girardeau Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.1% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1,390 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1,353 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,301 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1,253 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1,180 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1,129 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1,107 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1,128 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1,161 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 1,175 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 1,181 |
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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