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Civilian labor force in Cape Girardeau, MO

Civilian labor force in Cape Girardeau, MO was 21,009 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,009
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank17th of 30Cities in Missouri ranked
Series high21,3971999
Series low18,2911990

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Civilian labor force in Cape Girardeau, MO, 1990 to 2025

18K19K20K21K22K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,291 persons1991: 18,296 persons1992: 18,620 persons1993: 18,988 persons1994: 19,277 persons1995: 19,604 persons1996: 20,218 persons1997: 21,011 persons1998: 20,930 persons1999: 21,397 persons2000: 19,910 persons2001: 19,721 persons2002: 19,629 persons2003: 19,711 persons2004: 19,650 persons2005: 18,906 persons2006: 19,219 persons2007: 19,514 persons2008: 19,351 persons2009: 19,457 persons2010: 19,986 persons2011: 19,828 persons2012: 19,860 persons2013: 20,024 persons2014: 19,964 persons2015: 19,973 persons2016: 18,888 persons2017: 18,535 persons2018: 18,898 persons2019: 19,505 persons2020: 19,807 persons2021: 19,790 persons2022: 20,073 persons2023: 20,582 persons2024: 20,762 persons2025: 21,009 persons18K19K20K21K22K19902002201420251990: 18,291 persons1991: 18,296 persons1992: 18,620 persons1993: 18,988 persons1994: 19,277 persons1995: 19,604 persons1996: 20,218 persons1997: 21,011 persons1998: 20,930 persons1999: 21,397 persons2000: 19,910 persons2001: 19,721 persons2002: 19,629 persons2003: 19,711 persons2004: 19,650 persons2005: 18,906 persons2006: 19,219 persons2007: 19,514 persons2008: 19,351 persons2009: 19,457 persons2010: 19,986 persons2011: 19,828 persons2012: 19,860 persons2013: 20,024 persons2014: 19,964 persons2015: 19,973 persons2016: 18,888 persons2017: 18,535 persons2018: 18,898 persons2019: 19,505 persons2020: 19,807 persons2021: 19,790 persons2022: 20,073 persons2023: 20,582 persons2024: 20,762 persons2025: 21,009 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202521,009
202420,762
202320,582
202220,073
202119,790
202019,807
201919,505
201818,898
201718,535
201618,888
201519,973
201419,964
201320,024
201219,860
201119,828
201019,986
200919,457
200819,351
200719,514
200619,219
200518,906
200419,650
200319,711
200219,629
200119,721
200019,910
199921,397
199820,930
199721,011
199620,218
199519,604
199419,277
199318,988
199218,620
199118,296
199018,291

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cape-girardeau-mo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cape-girardeau-mo.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/cape-girardeau-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Cape Girardeau, MO?

Civilian labor force in Cape Girardeau, MO was 21,009 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Cape Girardeau, MO?

21,397 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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