# Counties in Missouri by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 115 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/missouri-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/unemployment-rate/missouri-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mississippi County | 6.2 |
| 2 | Dunklin County | 6 |
| 3 | Hickory County | 5.7 |
| 3 | Pemiscot County | 5.7 |
| 5 | Adair County | 5.3 |
| 5 | Butler County | 5.3 |
| 5 | Ozark County | 5.3 |
| 5 | Wayne County | 5.3 |
| 9 | Shannon County | 5.2 |
| 10 | Ripley County | 5.1 |
| 11 | Carter County | 5 |
| 11 | New Madrid County | 5 |
| 13 | Benton County | 4.9 |
| 14 | Cedar County | 4.8 |
| 14 | Iron County | 4.8 |
| 16 | Grundy County | 4.6 |
| 16 | Laclede County | 4.6 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 4.6 |
| 16 | St. Louis city | 4.6 |
| 20 | Barry County | 4.5 |
| 20 | Howell County | 4.5 |
| 20 | Lewis County | 4.5 |
| 20 | Morgan County | 4.5 |
| 20 | Pulaski County | 4.5 |
| 20 | Sullivan County | 4.5 |
| 20 | Wright County | 4.5 |
| 27 | Dallas County | 4.4 |
| 27 | Knox County | 4.4 |
| 27 | Madison County | 4.4 |
| 27 | McDonald County | 4.4 |
| 27 | Reynolds County | 4.4 |
| 27 | St. Francois County | 4.4 |
| 27 | Stoddard County | 4.4 |
| 27 | Texas County | 4.4 |
| 35 | Crawford County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Douglas County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Johnson County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Pettis County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Pike County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Taney County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Washington County | 4.3 |
| 43 | Dade County | 4.2 |
| 43 | Henry County | 4.2 |
| 43 | Lawrence County | 4.2 |
| 43 | Macon County | 4.2 |
| 43 | St. Clair County | 4.2 |
| 43 | St. Louis County | 4.2 |
| 49 | Buchanan County | 4.1 |
| 49 | Dent County | 4.1 |
| 49 | Polk County | 4.1 |
| 49 | Saline County | 4.1 |
| 49 | Stone County | 4.1 |
| 54 | Cooper County | 4 |
| 54 | Linn County | 4 |
| 54 | Scott County | 4 |
| 57 | Clark County | 3.9 |
| 57 | DeKalb County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Holt County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Howard County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Marion County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Oregon County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Phelps County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Vernon County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Webster County | 3.9 |
| 66 | Audrain County | 3.8 |
| 66 | Chariton County | 3.8 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 3.8 |
| 66 | Mercer County | 3.8 |
| 66 | Newton County | 3.8 |
| 66 | Ray County | 3.8 |
| 72 | Bates County | 3.7 |
| 72 | Caldwell County | 3.7 |
| 72 | Carroll County | 3.7 |
| 72 | Jasper County | 3.7 |
| 72 | Lafayette County | 3.7 |
| 72 | Lincoln County | 3.7 |
| 72 | Warren County | 3.7 |
| 79 | Barton County | 3.6 |
| 79 | Boone County | 3.6 |
| 79 | Cape Girardeau County | 3.6 |
| 79 | Clinton County | 3.6 |
| 79 | Franklin County | 3.6 |
| 79 | Greene County | 3.6 |
| 79 | Jefferson County | 3.6 |
| 86 | Bollinger County | 3.5 |
| 86 | Cass County | 3.5 |
| 86 | Christian County | 3.5 |
| 86 | Gasconade County | 3.5 |
| 86 | Harrison County | 3.5 |
| 86 | Maries County | 3.5 |
| 92 | Andrew County | 3.4 |
| 92 | Camden County | 3.4 |
| 92 | Gentry County | 3.4 |
| 92 | Livingston County | 3.4 |
| 92 | Miller County | 3.4 |
| 92 | Montgomery County | 3.4 |
| 92 | Nodaway County | 3.4 |
| 92 | Scotland County | 3.4 |
| 100 | Callaway County | 3.3 |
| 100 | Clay County | 3.3 |
| 100 | Cole County | 3.3 |
| 100 | Moniteau County | 3.3 |
| 100 | St. Charles County | 3.3 |
| 105 | Platte County | 3.2 |
| 105 | Putnam County | 3.2 |
| 105 | Ralls County | 3.2 |
| 105 | Shelby County | 3.2 |
| 105 | Worth County | 3.2 |
| 110 | Osage County | 3.1 |
| 110 | Perry County | 3.1 |
| 110 | Schuyler County | 3.1 |
| 113 | Daviess County | 3 |
| 114 | Atchison County | 2.9 |
| 114 | Ste. Genevieve County | 2.9 |