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Employed residents in Cape Girardeau, MO

Employed residents in Cape Girardeau, MO was 20,171 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons20,171
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank17th of 30Cities in Missouri ranked
Series high20,7491999
Series low17,0961991

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Employed residents in Cape Girardeau, MO, 1990 to 2025

17K18K19K20K21K19901996200220082014202020251990: 17,133 persons1991: 17,096 persons1992: 17,408 persons1993: 17,696 persons1994: 18,320 persons1995: 18,779 persons1996: 19,115 persons1997: 20,011 persons1998: 20,082 persons1999: 20,749 persons2000: 19,187 persons2001: 18,790 persons2002: 18,617 persons2003: 18,676 persons2004: 18,543 persons2005: 17,853 persons2006: 18,236 persons2007: 18,483 persons2008: 18,124 persons2009: 18,104 persons2010: 18,547 persons2011: 18,444 persons2012: 18,692 persons2013: 18,824 persons2014: 18,758 persons2015: 19,028 persons2016: 17,967 persons2017: 17,822 persons2018: 18,342 persons2019: 18,930 persons2020: 18,667 persons2021: 19,054 persons2022: 19,571 persons2023: 19,979 persons2024: 20,011 persons2025: 20,171 persons17K18K19K20K21K19902002201420251990: 17,133 persons1991: 17,096 persons1992: 17,408 persons1993: 17,696 persons1994: 18,320 persons1995: 18,779 persons1996: 19,115 persons1997: 20,011 persons1998: 20,082 persons1999: 20,749 persons2000: 19,187 persons2001: 18,790 persons2002: 18,617 persons2003: 18,676 persons2004: 18,543 persons2005: 17,853 persons2006: 18,236 persons2007: 18,483 persons2008: 18,124 persons2009: 18,104 persons2010: 18,547 persons2011: 18,444 persons2012: 18,692 persons2013: 18,824 persons2014: 18,758 persons2015: 19,028 persons2016: 17,967 persons2017: 17,822 persons2018: 18,342 persons2019: 18,930 persons2020: 18,667 persons2021: 19,054 persons2022: 19,571 persons2023: 19,979 persons2024: 20,011 persons2025: 20,171 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202520,171
202420,011
202319,979
202219,571
202119,054
202018,667
201918,930
201818,342
201717,822
201617,967
201519,028
201418,758
201318,824
201218,692
201118,444
201018,547
200918,104
200818,124
200718,483
200618,236
200517,853
200418,543
200318,676
200218,617
200118,790
200019,187
199920,749
199820,082
199720,011
199619,115
199518,779
199418,320
199317,696
199217,408
199117,096
199017,133

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/cape-girardeau-mo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/cape-girardeau-mo.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/cape-girardeau-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Cape Girardeau, MO?

Employed residents in Cape Girardeau, MO was 20,171 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Cape Girardeau, MO?

20,749 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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