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Springfield, Missouri Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Springfield peaked in April 2020 at 10.0% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in September 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Springfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Missouri 2.7% 0.0 -0.2
Springfield 2.1% -0.1 -0.9
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Springfield, Missouri, National

Springfield, Missouri monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Missouri Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in April 2020 at 22,197. There are now 17,037 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,129 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 31. Springfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Springfield, Missouri) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Springfield 5,160 -126 -1,939

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Missouri Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Missouri
Unemployment Rate		 Springfield
Unemployment Rate		 Springfield
Unemployed
February
2023		 3.6% — — —
January
2023		 3.4% 2.7% 2.1% 5,160
December
2022		 3.5% 2.7% 2.2% 5,286
November
2022		 3.6% 2.7% 2.2% 5,365
October
2022		 3.7% 2.7% 2.2% 5,282
September
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 2.1% 5,129
August
2022		 3.7% 2.4% 2.2% 5,306
July
2022		 3.5% 2.2% 2.2% 5,366
June
2022		 3.6% 2.1% 2.3% 5,568
May
2022		 3.6% 2.1% 2.5% 6,014
April
2022		 3.6% 2.3% 2.6% 6,188
March
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 2.7% 6,553

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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