Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jefferson City fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Jefferson City peaked in November 2009 at 7.7% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in June 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Jefferson City 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 |
| Jefferson City | 3.4% | 0.0 | +0.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Jefferson City, Missouri, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Jefferson City peaked in December 2009 at 5,981. There are now 3,422 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,823 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 736. Jefferson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jefferson City, Missouri) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City | 2,559 | -1 | +292 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Missouri Unemployment Rate |
Jefferson City Unemployment Rate |
Jefferson City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2,559 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 2,560 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 3,394 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.7% | 3.2% | 2,358 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 2,327 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 2,318 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 3,908 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 3,899 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.1% | 5.3% | 3,950 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 9.6% | 6.3% | 4,628 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 12.5% | 7.1% | 5,147 |
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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