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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Missouri > Joplin

Joplin

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Joplin — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Joplin, MO Economy at a Glance:
Joplin, MO
Data Series Back
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2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)85.0 85.5 85.0 85.5 84.8 (p)84.7

Employment(1)

 (2)82.5 82.6 82.5 82.7 82.9 (p)82.5

Unemployment(1)

 (2)2.5 2.9 2.5 2.7 1.8 (p)2.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)2.9 3.4 2.9 3.2 2.2 (p)2.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 81.4 80.1 80.3 80.9 81.1 (p)81.4

12-month % change

 3.6 3.8 5.0 2.3 2.3 (p)2.0

Manufacturing(4)

 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 (p)13.4

12-month % change

 -1.5 -1.5 0.8 -0.7 0.0 (p)0.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 22.0 21.1 21.3 21.7 21.5 (p)21.5

12-month % change

 11.7 10.5 12.1 4.3 2.9 (p)2.4

Education and Health Services(4)

 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.8 13.8 (p)14.2

12-month % change

 2.3 3.8 4.6 5.3 7.0 (p)10.1

Government(4)

 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 (p)9.5

12-month % change

 -2.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary