Missouri Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 2,139,000 | - | 5.0 | - |
| 1979 | 2,182,000 | 2.0 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 1980 | 2,140,000 | -1.9 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| 1981 | 2,137,000 | -0.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| 1982 | 2,092,000 | -2.1 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
| 1983 | 2,114,000 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 0.6 |
| 1984 | 2,201,000 | 4.1 | 7.2 | -2.7 |
| 1985 | 2,307,000 | 4.8 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| 1986 | 2,387,000 | 3.5 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| 1987 | 2,426,000 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| 1988 | 2,446,000 | 0.8 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 1989 | 2,471,000 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| 1990 | 2,443,231 | -1.1 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | 2,479,180 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| 1992 | 2,515,450 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | 2,489,049 | -1.0 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 2,566,903 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | 2,690,210 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | 2,734,860 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 2,780,185 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 2,794,869 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 2,819,853 | 0.9 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| 2000 | 2,875,336 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 2,867,853 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 2,829,985 | -1.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 2,813,571 | -0.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 2,815,878 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2,836,963 | 0.7 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 2,868,857 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 2,870,262 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 2,829,289 | -1.4 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 2,630,454 | 6.8 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 2,645,683 | 6.9 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 2,667,843 | 6.6 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,687,802 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 2,684,203 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 2,723,664 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,720,780 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 2,701,529 | 4.4 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,696,689 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 2,712,854 | 3.8 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 2,710,651 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,700,369 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,664,552 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 2,681,758 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 2,707,674 | 1.5 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 2,730,659 | 1.6 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 2,742,209 | 2.2 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,774,937 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,770,450 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,745,319 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,732,194 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,764,934 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,759,167 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 2,744,463 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| 1997-Jan | 2,718,736 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 2,726,204 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,760,567 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,782,223 | 1.9 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 2,791,229 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 2,821,838 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 2,817,484 | 1.7 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 2,795,931 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 2,772,987 | 1.5 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 2,792,576 | 1.0 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 2,799,849 | 1.5 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 2,782,595 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,747,320 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 2,757,971 | 1.2 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 2,768,790 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 2,793,090 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,807,415 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 2,838,288 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 2,828,962 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 2,799,783 | 0.1 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,793,973 | 0.8 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,800,404 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 2,801,456 | 0.1 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 2,800,979 | 0.7 | 3.1 | -1.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,769,424 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 2,776,019 | 0.7 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 2,794,123 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 2,813,438 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| May | 2,823,137 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 2,855,740 | 0.6 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 2,848,338 | 0.7 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 2,818,211 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 2,816,288 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,839,068 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 2,842,679 | 1.5 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,841,775 | 1.5 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,839,392 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,849,740 | 2.7 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,861,981 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 2,891,048 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| May | 2,882,556 | 2.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,919,831 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,896,543 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,871,274 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,857,395 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 2,878,632 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 2,875,165 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 2,880,476 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,848,324 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 2,853,069 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 2,866,839 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 2,888,646 | -0.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| May | 2,886,913 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 2,914,703 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 2,901,100 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 2,855,749 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 2,853,353 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 2,858,523 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 2,846,483 | -1.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 2,840,531 | -1.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,790,502 | -2.0 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 2,814,525 | -1.4 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 2,823,014 | -1.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 2,842,788 | -1.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| May | 2,846,196 | -1.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 2,865,573 | -1.7 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 2,849,660 | -1.8 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 2,827,604 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 2,828,356 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 2,836,789 | -0.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,820,313 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 2,814,494 | -0.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,785,324 | -0.2 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 2,793,924 | -0.7 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 2,807,654 | -0.5 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,829,912 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 2,824,665 | -0.8 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 2,853,122 | -0.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 2,832,084 | -0.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 2,803,427 | -0.9 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 2,795,276 | -1.2 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 2,813,639 | -0.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 2,815,763 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,808,062 | -0.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,782,754 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,787,685 | -0.2 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 2,797,647 | -0.4 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 2,821,691 | -0.3 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,823,558 | 0.0 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,853,143 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 2,846,120 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 2,817,738 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 2,804,288 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 2,821,209 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 2,822,819 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 2,811,882 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 2,786,303 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,791,373 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 2,808,745 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 2,836,581 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 2,845,120 | 0.8 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,875,470 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,867,041 | 0.7 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 2,846,635 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 2,836,922 | 1.2 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,857,395 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 2,848,629 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,843,345 | 1.1 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| 2006-Jan | 2,812,605 | 0.9 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 2,820,251 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 2,841,703 | 1.2 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 2,868,893 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,877,265 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 2,907,869 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,895,211 | 1.0 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,871,865 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 2,864,936 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 2,893,106 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 2,888,748 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 2,883,827 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 2,844,126 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 2,845,223 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,868,894 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 2,880,271 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,882,960 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,913,306 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 2,896,337 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 2,859,403 | -0.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 2,860,475 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,868,719 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 2,872,430 | -0.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 2,851,004 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 2,822,870 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 2,816,823 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 2,833,681 | -1.2 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 2,862,470 | -0.6 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,855,692 | -0.9 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 2,880,980 | -1.1 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 2,860,171 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 2,819,532 | -1.4 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 2,807,697 | -1.8 | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 2,815,960 | -1.8 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 2,801,062 | -2.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 2,774,534 | -2.7 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| 2009-Jan | 2,725,519 | -3.4 | 8.7 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 2,729,346 | -3.1 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 2,734,830 | -3.5 | 9.1 | 3.3 |
| Apr | 2,769,587 | -3.2 | 7.7 | 2.9 |
| May | 2,751,331 | -3.7 | 8.7 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 2,762,809 | -4.1 | 9.5 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 2,762,129 | -3.4 | 9.4 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 2,732,267 | -3.1 | 9.4 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 2,723,292 | -3.0 | 9.3 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 2,726,749 | -3.2 | 8.9 | 2.6 |
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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