# Cities in Missouri by unemployed people, 2025

All 30 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployed_persons`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/missouri-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kansas City, MO | 11,622 |
| 2 | St. Louis, MO | 7,142 |
| 3 | Springfield, MO | 3,457 |
| 4 | Independence, MO | 2,837 |
| 5 | Columbia, MO | 2,474 |
| 6 | Lee's Summit, MO | 1,964 |
| 7 | O'Fallon, MO | 1,722 |
| 8 | St. Charles, MO | 1,525 |
| 9 | St. Joseph, MO | 1,374 |
| 10 | Florissant, MO | 1,307 |
| 11 | Blue Springs, MO | 1,285 |
| 12 | St. Peters, MO | 1,197 |
| 13 | Joplin, MO | 1,041 |
| 14 | Chesterfield, MO | 899 |
| 15 | Wentzville, MO | 868 |
| 16 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 838 |
| 17 | Raytown, MO | 757 |
| 18 | Jefferson City, MO | 743 |
| 19 | University City, MO | 734 |
| 20 | Liberty, MO | 656 |
| 21 | Wildwood, MO | 636 |
| 22 | Grandview, MO | 630 |
| 23 | Gladstone, MO | 606 |
| 24 | Hazelwood, MO | 600 |
| 25 | Maryland Heights, MO | 591 |
| 26 | Ballwin, MO | 562 |
| 27 | Kirkwood, MO | 523 |
| 28 | Belton, MO | 508 |
| 29 | Raymore, MO | 503 |
| 30 | Nixa, MO | 470 |