Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jefferson City fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Jefferson City peaked in January 2010 at 7.7% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Jefferson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Missouri	3.7%	0.0	-0.3
Jefferson City	2.8%	-0.4	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 6,022. There are now 3,946 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,026 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 50. Jefferson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jefferson City, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jefferson City	2,076	-246	-537

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jefferson City, Missouri Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Missouri Unemployment Rate	Jefferson City Unemployment Rate	Jefferson City Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.7%	2.8%	2,076
January 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.2%	2,322
December 2017	4.1%	3.7%	3.2%	2,315
November 2017	4.1%	3.6%	3.0%	2,223
October 2017	4.1%	3.6%	2.7%	2,026
September 2017	4.2%	3.6%	3.2%	2,404
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	3.3%	2,468
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.1%	2,306
June 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.2%	2,418
May 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.5%	2,630
April 2017	4.4%	3.8%	3.4%	2,531