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Employed residents in Jefferson City, MO

Employed residents in Jefferson City, MO was 21,342 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,342
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank16th of 30Cities in Missouri ranked
Series high22,0121999
Series low17,9771990

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Employed residents in Jefferson City, MO, 1990 to 2025

17K18K19K20K21K22K23K19901996200220082014202020251990: 17,977 persons1991: 18,457 persons1992: 18,691 persons1993: 18,773 persons1994: 19,567 persons1995: 20,131 persons1996: 20,790 persons1997: 21,839 persons1998: 21,834 persons1999: 22,012 persons2000: 20,247 persons2001: 20,198 persons2002: 19,774 persons2003: 20,107 persons2004: 20,156 persons2005: 20,129 persons2006: 20,148 persons2007: 20,322 persons2008: 20,245 persons2009: 19,771 persons2010: 20,241 persons2011: 20,138 persons2012: 20,052 persons2013: 20,042 persons2014: 19,980 persons2015: 19,961 persons2016: 20,961 persons2017: 20,721 persons2018: 20,547 persons2019: 20,917 persons2020: 19,984 persons2021: 20,225 persons2022: 20,604 persons2023: 20,949 persons2024: 21,165 persons2025: 21,342 persons16K18K20K22K24K19902002201420251990: 17,977 persons1991: 18,457 persons1992: 18,691 persons1993: 18,773 persons1994: 19,567 persons1995: 20,131 persons1996: 20,790 persons1997: 21,839 persons1998: 21,834 persons1999: 22,012 persons2000: 20,247 persons2001: 20,198 persons2002: 19,774 persons2003: 20,107 persons2004: 20,156 persons2005: 20,129 persons2006: 20,148 persons2007: 20,322 persons2008: 20,245 persons2009: 19,771 persons2010: 20,241 persons2011: 20,138 persons2012: 20,052 persons2013: 20,042 persons2014: 19,980 persons2015: 19,961 persons2016: 20,961 persons2017: 20,721 persons2018: 20,547 persons2019: 20,917 persons2020: 19,984 persons2021: 20,225 persons2022: 20,604 persons2023: 20,949 persons2024: 21,165 persons2025: 21,342 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
202521,342
202421,165
202320,949
202220,604
202120,225
202019,984
201920,917
201820,547
201720,721
201620,961
201519,961
201419,980
201320,042
201220,052
201120,138
201020,241
200919,771
200820,245
200720,322
200620,148
200520,129
200420,156
200320,107
200219,774
200120,198
200020,247
199922,012
199821,834
199721,839
199620,790
199520,131
199419,567
199318,773
199218,691
199118,457
199017,977

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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, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/jefferson-city-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, 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/employed-residents/jefferson-city-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Jefferson City, MO?

Employed residents in Jefferson City, MO was 21,342 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Jefferson City, MO?

22,012 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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