Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cape Girardeau fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau peaked in October 2009 at 8.3% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Cape Girardeau unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Missouri	3.2%	0.0	-0.3
Cape Girardeau	3.0%	-0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 4,017. There are now 2,575 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,344 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 98. Cape Girardeau employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cape Girardeau	1,442	-41	-126

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Cape Girardeau Unemployment Rate	Cape Girardeau Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.3%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	1,442
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.1%	1,483
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.1%	1,518
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	2.9%	1,406
October 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.8%	1,367
September 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.8%	1,344
August 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.9%	1,392
July 2018	3.9%	3.0%	3.1%	1,484
June 2018	4.0%	3.1%	3.1%	1,492
May 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.2%	1,565
April 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.5%	1,681