Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cape Girardeau fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau peaked in October 2009 at 8.3% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2018, 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Missouri	3.1%	-0.1	-0.5
Cape Girardeau	2.8%	0.0	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 2,648 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 25. Cape Girardeau employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cape Girardeau	1,369	+25	-233

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Cape Girardeau Unemployment Rate	Cape Girardeau Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.1%	2.8%	1,369
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	2.8%	1,344
August 2018	3.9%	3.3%	2.9%	1,392
July 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.1%	1,484
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	3.1%	1,492
May 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.2%	1,565
April 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.5%	1,681
March 2018	4.1%	3.6%	3.3%	1,584
February 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.3%	1,568
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.6%	1,708
December 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.6%	1,743