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Employed residents in Springfield, MO

Employed residents in Springfield, MO was 84,471 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons84,471
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank3rd of 30Cities in Missouri ranked
Series high84,4712025
Series low69,0591990

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Employed residents in Springfield, MO, 1990 to 2025

65K70K75K80K85K19901996200220082014202020251990: 69,059 persons1991: 70,688 persons1992: 72,715 persons1993: 74,954 persons1994: 78,471 persons1995: 80,921 persons1996: 82,031 persons1997: 81,657 persons1998: 81,808 persons1999: 82,927 persons2000: 78,296 persons2001: 77,497 persons2002: 77,466 persons2003: 77,971 persons2004: 77,957 persons2005: 79,863 persons2006: 81,715 persons2007: 83,466 persons2008: 81,388 persons2009: 73,860 persons2010: 76,352 persons2011: 76,623 persons2012: 77,343 persons2013: 78,396 persons2014: 80,498 persons2015: 81,960 persons2016: 81,040 persons2017: 80,732 persons2018: 81,522 persons2019: 82,478 persons2020: 79,210 persons2021: 81,260 persons2022: 82,969 persons2023: 83,710 persons2024: 83,840 persons2025: 84,471 persons65K70K75K80K85K19902002201420251990: 69,059 persons1991: 70,688 persons1992: 72,715 persons1993: 74,954 persons1994: 78,471 persons1995: 80,921 persons1996: 82,031 persons1997: 81,657 persons1998: 81,808 persons1999: 82,927 persons2000: 78,296 persons2001: 77,497 persons2002: 77,466 persons2003: 77,971 persons2004: 77,957 persons2005: 79,863 persons2006: 81,715 persons2007: 83,466 persons2008: 81,388 persons2009: 73,860 persons2010: 76,352 persons2011: 76,623 persons2012: 77,343 persons2013: 78,396 persons2014: 80,498 persons2015: 81,960 persons2016: 81,040 persons2017: 80,732 persons2018: 81,522 persons2019: 82,478 persons2020: 79,210 persons2021: 81,260 persons2022: 82,969 persons2023: 83,710 persons2024: 83,840 persons2025: 84,471 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
202584,471
202483,840
202383,710
202282,969
202181,260
202079,210
201982,478
201881,522
201780,732
201681,040
201581,960
201480,498
201378,396
201277,343
201176,623
201076,352
200973,860
200881,388
200783,466
200681,715
200579,863
200477,957
200377,971
200277,466
200177,497
200078,296
199982,927
199881,808
199781,657
199682,031
199580,921
199478,471
199374,954
199272,715
199170,688
199069,059

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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

Harvard

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

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Employed residents in Springfield, MO was 84,471 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 30 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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84,471 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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