Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jefferson City fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Jefferson City peaked in January 2010 at 7.7% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Jefferson City 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
Jefferson City	2.7%	-0.1	-0.1

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: Jefferson City, Missouri, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jefferson City peaked in January 2010 at 6,034. There are now 4,062 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,843 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 129. Jefferson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jefferson City, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jefferson City	1,972	-55	-107

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Jefferson City Unemployment Rate	Jefferson City Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.3%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	2.7%	1,972
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	2.8%	2,027
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	2.8%	2,062
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	2.6%	1,905
October 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.5%	1,877
September 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.5%	1,843
August 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.6%	1,886
July 2018	3.9%	3.0%	2.6%	1,915
June 2018	4.0%	3.1%	2.6%	1,957
May 2018	3.8%	3.2%	2.9%	2,168
April 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.0%	2,249