Columbia, Missouri Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Columbia rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Columbia peaked in April 2020 at 7.8% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Columbia 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 |
Columbia | 2.4% | +0.1 | +0.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Columbia, Missouri, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Columbia, Missouri Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Columbia peaked in April 2020 at 6,978. There are now 4,493 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,852 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 633. Columbia employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Columbia, Missouri) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Columbia | 2,485 | +66 | +475 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Columbia, Missouri Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Missouri Unemployment Rate |
Columbia Unemployment Rate |
Columbia Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.1% | — | — |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2,485 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2,419 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2,344 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2,248 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2,114 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2,016 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1,953 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1,953 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1,981 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2,004 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2,015 |
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. ↩