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Civilian labor force in Jefferson City, MO

Civilian labor force in Jefferson City, MO was 22,085 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons22,085
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank16th of 30Cities in Missouri ranked
Series high22,4971997
Series low18,7531990

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Civilian labor force in Jefferson City, MO, 1990 to 2025

18K19K20K21K22K23K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,753 persons1991: 19,342 persons1992: 19,499 persons1993: 19,747 persons1994: 20,261 persons1995: 20,712 persons1996: 21,435 persons1997: 22,497 persons1998: 22,437 persons1999: 22,480 persons2000: 20,859 persons2001: 21,006 persons2002: 20,677 persons2003: 21,055 persons2004: 21,121 persons2005: 21,112 persons2006: 21,060 persons2007: 21,259 persons2008: 21,328 persons2009: 21,185 persons2010: 21,676 persons2011: 21,484 persons2012: 21,170 persons2013: 21,154 persons2014: 21,097 persons2015: 20,855 persons2016: 21,769 persons2017: 21,388 persons2018: 21,109 persons2019: 21,487 persons2020: 20,993 persons2021: 20,876 persons2022: 21,065 persons2023: 21,548 persons2024: 21,893 persons2025: 22,085 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
202522,085
202421,893
202321,548
202221,065
202120,876
202020,993
201921,487
201821,109
201721,388
201621,769
201520,855
201421,097
201321,154
201221,170
201121,484
201021,676
200921,185
200821,328
200721,259
200621,060
200521,112
200421,121
200321,055
200220,677
200121,006
200020,859
199922,480
199822,437
199722,497
199621,435
199520,712
199420,261
199319,747
199219,499
199119,342
199018,753

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. 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.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Jefferson City, MO, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Jefferson City, 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/jefferson-city-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, Jefferson City, 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/jefferson-city-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, Jefferson City, 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/jefferson-city-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Jefferson City, MO?

Civilian labor force in Jefferson City, MO was 22,085 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Jefferson City, MO?

22,497 in 1997, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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