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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Missouri, Kansas > St. Joseph

St. Joseph

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Aug 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming – Fourth Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Aug 2025
St. Joseph, MO-KS Economy at a Glance:
St. Joseph, MO-KS
Data Series Back
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 57.4 56.9 56.4 (2)- (p)56.8  

Employment(1)

 54.6 54.3 54.5 (2)- (p)54.9  

Unemployment(1)

 2.7 2.6 1.9 (2)- (p)1.9  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 4.8 4.5 3.4 (2)- (p)3.4  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 58.1 57.9 58.1 58.5 58.8 (p)59.0

12-month % change

 2.7 2.7 2.1 1.4 1.9 (p)1.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.7 (p)11.9

12-month % change

 3.6 2.7 1.8 1.8 0.0 (p)-1.7

Government(4)

 8.6 8.6 9.2 9.4 9.3 (p)9.4

12-month % change

 6.2 7.5 7.0 5.6 5.7 (p)5.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary