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Missouri Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 115 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Dent County, Missouri 0.0%
2 Randolph County, Missouri 0.0%
3 Harrison County, Missouri 0.0%
4 Cass County, Missouri 0.0%
5 Stoddard County, Missouri 0.0%
6 Cedar County, Missouri 0.1%
7 Scotland County, Missouri 0.8%
8 Newton County, Missouri 1.1%
9 Worth County, Missouri 1.2%
10 Madison County, Missouri 1.6%
11 Osage County, Missouri 1.8%
12 Marion County, Missouri 2.0%
13 Holt County, Missouri 2.1%
14 St. Louis city, Missouri 2.1%
15 Ray County, Missouri 2.1%
16 Atchison County, Missouri 2.3%
17 Sullivan County, Missouri 2.4%
18 Saline County, Missouri 2.5%
19 St. Clair County, Missouri 2.5%
20 St. Charles County, Missouri 2.8%
21 Montgomery County, Missouri 2.8%
22 Lewis County, Missouri 2.8%
23 Grundy County, Missouri 2.8%
24 Carter County, Missouri 2.9%
25 Nodaway County, Missouri 2.9%
26 Shelby County, Missouri 3.0%
27 Chariton County, Missouri 3.2%
28 Iron County, Missouri 3.3%
29 Adair County, Missouri 3.3%
30 New Madrid County, Missouri 3.4%
31 Greene County, Missouri 3.5%
32 Polk County, Missouri 3.5%
33 Platte County, Missouri 3.5%
34 Macon County, Missouri 3.5%
35 Morgan County, Missouri 3.5%
36 Christian County, Missouri 3.6%
37 Jefferson County, Missouri 3.6%
38 Boone County, Missouri 3.7%
39 Putnam County, Missouri 3.8%
40 Warren County, Missouri 3.8%
41 Washington County, Missouri 3.8%
42 Ralls County, Missouri 3.9%
43 Vernon County, Missouri 3.9%
44 Pettis County, Missouri 4.0%
45 Knox County, Missouri 4.1%
46 Audrain County, Missouri 4.1%
47 Barton County, Missouri 4.1%
48 Oregon County, Missouri 4.1%
49 Jasper County, Missouri 4.1%
50 Howard County, Missouri 4.1%
51 St. Louis County, Missouri 4.2%
52 DeKalb County, Missouri 4.2%
53 Mercer County, Missouri 4.2%
54 Dade County, Missouri 4.3%
55 Clinton County, Missouri 4.4%
56 Franklin County, Missouri 4.4%
57 Pulaski County, Missouri 4.4%
58 Caldwell County, Missouri 4.5%
59 Buchanan County, Missouri 4.5%
60 Taney County, Missouri 4.5%
61 Cole County, Missouri 4.5%
62 Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri 4.6%
63 Texas County, Missouri 4.6%
64 Ripley County, Missouri 4.6%
65 Schuyler County, Missouri 4.7%
66 Camden County, Missouri 4.8%
67 Perry County, Missouri 4.8%
68 Jackson County, Missouri 4.8%
69 Crawford County, Missouri 4.8%
70 Butler County, Missouri 4.9%
71 St. Francois County, Missouri 4.9%
72 Scott County, Missouri 4.9%
73 Bollinger County, Missouri 4.9%
74 Howell County, Missouri 5.0%
75 Lawrence County, Missouri 5.0%
76 Cooper County, Missouri 5.0%
77 Ozark County, Missouri 5.2%
78 Miller County, Missouri 5.2%
79 Phelps County, Missouri 5.3%
80 Carroll County, Missouri 5.4%
81 Douglas County, Missouri 5.4%
82 Henry County, Missouri 5.5%
83 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri 5.5%
84 Callaway County, Missouri 5.5%
85 Wayne County, Missouri 5.6%
86 Gasconade County, Missouri 5.8%
87 Lafayette County, Missouri 6.0%
88 Bates County, Missouri 6.1%
89 Barry County, Missouri 6.1%
90 Clark County, Missouri 6.2%
91 Monroe County, Missouri 6.2%
92 Wright County, Missouri 6.8%
93 Benton County, Missouri 6.9%
94 Moniteau County, Missouri 7.1%
95 Stone County, Missouri 7.1%
96 McDonald County, Missouri 7.2%
97 Gentry County, Missouri 7.4%
98 Dallas County, Missouri 7.9%
99 Pike County, Missouri 8.3%
100 Johnson County, Missouri 8.8%