Joplin City, MO Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 19,143 | - | 5.9 | - |
| 1991 | 19,707 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 20,455 | 3.8 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 20,438 | -0.1 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| 1994 | 21,061 | 3.0 | 5.1 | -1.5 |
| 1995 | 22,153 | 5.2 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 22,823 | 3.0 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 24,435 | 7.1 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 24,398 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 24,466 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| 2000 | 22,583 | -7.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 22,383 | -0.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 21,831 | -2.5 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 22,163 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 22,195 | 0.1 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 22,249 | 0.2 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 22,817 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 23,022 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 18,957 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Feb | 18,834 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Mar | 18,843 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Apr | 19,164 | - | 5.2 | - |
| May | 19,197 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Jun | 19,389 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Jul | 19,008 | - | 7.1 | - |
| Aug | 19,027 | - | 4.9 | - |
| Sep | 19,019 | - | 7.1 | - |
| Oct | 19,304 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Nov | 19,393 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Dec | 19,578 | - | 5.6 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 19,216 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 19,267 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 19,368 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 19,557 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| May | 19,506 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 19,693 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 19,666 | 3.5 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 19,788 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 19,816 | 4.2 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 19,989 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 20,206 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 20,413 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| 1992-Jan | 20,549 | 6.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 20,379 | 5.8 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 20,479 | 5.7 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 20,531 | 5.0 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 20,555 | 5.4 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 20,676 | 5.0 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 20,531 | 4.4 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 20,254 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 20,180 | 1.8 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 20,486 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 20,412 | 1.0 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 20,426 | 0.1 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| 1993-Jan | 20,386 | -0.8 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 20,277 | -0.5 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 20,335 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 20,429 | -0.5 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| May | 20,459 | -0.5 | 6.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 20,501 | -0.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 20,426 | -0.5 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 20,325 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 20,309 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 20,498 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 20,592 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 20,720 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| 1994-Jan | 20,454 | 0.3 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 20,546 | 1.3 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 20,654 | 1.6 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 20,940 | 2.5 | 5.0 | -1.4 |
| May | 21,107 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -1.8 |
| Jun | 21,295 | 3.9 | 5.1 | -2.4 |
| Jul | 21,250 | 4.0 | 5.0 | -1.9 |
| Aug | 21,052 | 3.6 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 21,250 | 4.6 | 4.4 | -1.9 |
| Oct | 21,323 | 4.0 | 4.3 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 21,462 | 4.2 | 4.6 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 21,403 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| 1995-Jan | 21,803 | 6.6 | 5.2 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 21,961 | 6.9 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 22,080 | 6.9 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 22,223 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 22,164 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 22,190 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 22,025 | 3.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 21,945 | 4.2 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 22,215 | 4.5 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 22,346 | 4.8 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 22,432 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 22,446 | 4.9 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 1996-Jan | 22,472 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 22,590 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 22,911 | 3.8 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 22,937 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 22,964 | 3.6 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 23,141 | 4.3 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 22,765 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 22,617 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 22,539 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 22,993 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 22,991 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 22,960 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 24,038 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 24,329 | 7.7 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 24,481 | 6.9 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 24,455 | 6.6 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| May | 24,381 | 6.2 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 24,526 | 6.0 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 24,723 | 8.6 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 24,399 | 7.9 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 24,043 | 6.7 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 24,530 | 6.7 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 24,649 | 7.2 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 24,663 | 7.4 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 23,821 | -0.9 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 24,384 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 24,468 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 24,634 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 24,731 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 24,876 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 24,557 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 24,323 | -0.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 24,060 | 0.1 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 24,190 | -1.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 24,265 | -1.6 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 24,463 | -0.8 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 24,364 | 2.3 | 3.0 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 24,448 | 0.3 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 24,597 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 24,491 | -0.6 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| May | 24,394 | -1.4 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 24,543 | -1.3 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 24,482 | -0.3 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 24,315 | 0.0 | 3.1 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 24,491 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 24,539 | 1.4 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 24,470 | 0.8 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 24,454 | 0.0 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 22,570 | -7.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 22,604 | -7.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 22,596 | -8.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 22,632 | -7.6 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| May | 22,637 | -7.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 22,684 | -7.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 22,660 | -7.4 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 22,357 | -8.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 22,285 | -9.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 22,567 | -8.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 22,619 | -7.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 22,783 | -6.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 22,725 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 22,673 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 22,637 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 22,621 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 22,628 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 22,565 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 22,649 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 22,139 | -1.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 22,014 | -1.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 22,129 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 21,935 | -3.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 21,875 | -4.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 21,786 | -4.1 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 22,000 | -3.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 21,892 | -3.3 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 21,929 | -3.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| May | 21,665 | -4.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 21,723 | -3.7 | 6.3 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 21,922 | -3.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 21,630 | -2.3 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 21,700 | -1.4 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 21,983 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 21,885 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 21,853 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 21,928 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 21,953 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 22,018 | 0.6 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 22,245 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| May | 22,268 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 22,455 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 22,393 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 22,134 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 22,127 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 22,126 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 22,235 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 22,068 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 22,084 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 22,035 | 0.4 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 22,028 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 22,106 | -0.6 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 22,005 | -1.2 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 22,236 | -1.0 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 22,561 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 22,190 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 22,220 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 22,281 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 22,344 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 22,252 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 22,007 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 21,999 | -0.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 21,983 | -0.2 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 22,187 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 22,187 | 0.8 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 22,225 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 22,544 | -0.1 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 22,325 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 22,345 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 22,457 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 22,371 | 0.1 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 22,363 | 0.5 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| 2006-Jan | 22,530 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 22,554 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 22,619 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 22,698 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 22,761 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 22,929 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 22,897 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 22,651 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 22,662 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 23,024 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 23,221 | 3.8 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 23,255 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 23,018 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 22,981 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 23,062 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 22,981 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 22,923 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 23,227 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 23,102 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 22,859 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 22,961 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 22,992 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 23,112 | -0.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 23,040 | -0.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 22,861 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 22,816 | -0.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 22,812 | -1.1 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 22,887 | -0.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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