Cape Girardeau County, MO Unemployment Rate Report

Cape Girardeau County, MO Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has ranged from 1.8% in October 1999 to 9.9% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Cape Girardeau County is 2.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Cape Girardeau County, MO Unemployment Rate by Month

Low Unemployment Area

Cape Girardeau County, MO Current Unemployment - 2.7%

Cape Girardeau County, MO Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2022	3.4%	4.1%	4.0%
2 / 2022	2.7%	3.7%	3.8%
3 / 2022	3.0%	3.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	2.0%	2.4%	3.6%
5 / 2022	2.5%	2.8%	3.6%
6 / 2022	2.2%	2.3%	3.6%
7 / 2022	2.7%	2.9%	3.5%
8 / 2022	2.7%	3.0%	3.7%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2021	4.3%	5.1%	6.3%
2 / 2021	4.1%	5.2%	6.2%
3 / 2021	3.7%	4.4%	6.0%
4 / 2021	3.6%	4.1%	6.1%
5 / 2021	3.7%	4.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	4.1%	5.1%	5.9%
7 / 2021	3.8%	4.5%	5.4%
8 / 2021	3.7%	4.4%	5.2%
9 / 2021	2.7%	3.5%	4.7%
10 / 2021	2.9%	3.3%	4.6%
11 / 2021	2.7%	3.2%	4.2%
12 / 2021	2.8%	3.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2020	3.6%	4.3%	3.6%
2 / 2020	3.2%	3.7%	3.5%
3 / 2020	3.7%	3.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	9.9%	9.8%	14.7%
5 / 2020	8.8%	9.8%	13.3%
6 / 2020	6.8%	8.4%	11.1%
7 / 2020	6.2%	7.2%	10.2%
8 / 2020	6.0%	7.1%	8.4%
9 / 2020	3.5%	4.3%	7.9%
10 / 2020	3.2%	3.8%	6.9%
11 / 2020	3.4%	4.2%	6.7%
12 / 2020	5.2%	4.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2019	3.1%	3.8%	4.0%
2 / 2019	3.0%	3.7%	3.8%
3 / 2019	3.1%	3.7%	3.8%
4 / 2019	2.3%	2.7%	3.6%
5 / 2019	2.7%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	3.1%	3.4%	3.7%
7 / 2019	3.4%	3.8%	3.7%
8 / 2019	3.4%	3.5%	3.7%
9 / 2019	2.5%	2.7%	3.5%
10 / 2019	2.5%	2.8%	3.6%
11 / 2019	3.0%	3.1%	3.5%
12 / 2019	3.0%	3.4%	3.5%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2018	3.2%	3.8%	4.1%
2 / 2018	3.3%	4.0%	4.1%
3 / 2018	3.3%	3.7%	4.0%
4 / 2018	2.6%	2.9%	3.9%
5 / 2018	2.5%	2.9%	3.8%
6 / 2018	3.1%	3.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	3.2%	3.6%	3.9%
8 / 2018	2.8%	3.3%	3.8%
9 / 2018	2.2%	2.5%	3.7%
10 / 2018	1.9%	2.3%	3.8%
11 / 2018	2.0%	2.5%	3.7%
12 / 2018	2.5%	3.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2017	4.3%	4.5%	4.7%
2 / 2017	4.2%	4.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	3.9%	4.2%	4.4%
4 / 2017	3.4%	3.6%	4.4%
5 / 2017	3.5%	3.6%	4.4%
6 / 2017	3.7%	3.8%	4.3%
7 / 2017	3.9%	4.2%	4.3%
8 / 2017	3.7%	4.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	2.9%	3.2%	4.2%
10 / 2017	2.2%	2.7%	4.1%
11 / 2017	2.7%	3.0%	4.2%
12 / 2017	3.0%	3.3%	4.1%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2016	3.9%	4.6%	4.9%
2 / 2016	4.3%	4.9%	4.9%
3 / 2016	4.5%	4.9%	5.0%
4 / 2016	4.1%	4.4%	5.0%
5 / 2016	3.9%	4.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.0%	4.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	5.2%	5.3%	4.8%
8 / 2016	5.2%	5.3%	4.9%
9 / 2016	4.6%	4.6%	5.0%
10 / 2016	4.0%	4.1%	4.9%
11 / 2016	3.5%	3.7%	4.7%
12 / 2016	3.9%	3.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2015	4.7%	6.0%	5.7%
2 / 2015	4.7%	6.1%	5.5%
3 / 2015	5.0%	5.8%	5.4%
4 / 2015	4.5%	5.3%	5.4%
5 / 2015	4.7%	5.4%	5.6%
6 / 2015	4.8%	5.2%	5.3%
7 / 2015	4.9%	5.4%	5.2%
8 / 2015	4.3%	4.9%	5.1%
9 / 2015	3.7%	4.2%	5.0%
10 / 2015	3.5%	4.0%	5.0%
11 / 2015	3.5%	4.0%	5.1%
12 / 2015	3.5%	4.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2014	6.4%	7.1%	6.6%
2 / 2014	6.9%	7.7%	6.7%
3 / 2014	6.5%	7.2%	6.7%
4 / 2014	5.1%	5.7%	6.2%
5 / 2014	5.6%	6.2%	6.3%
6 / 2014	6.0%	6.4%	6.1%
7 / 2014	6.1%	6.6%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.6%	6.2%	6.1%
9 / 2014	4.9%	5.6%	5.9%
10 / 2014	4.3%	5.0%	5.7%
11 / 2014	4.3%	5.1%	5.8%
12 / 2014	4.1%	5.1%	5.6%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2013	6.1%	7.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	5.8%	7.5%	7.7%
3 / 2013	5.7%	7.0%	7.5%
4 / 2013	5.0%	6.1%	7.6%
5 / 2013	5.8%	6.6%	7.5%
6 / 2013	6.2%	7.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.3%	7.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	6.0%	7.0%	7.2%
9 / 2013	5.4%	6.3%	7.2%
10 / 2013	5.7%	6.0%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.5%	5.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	5.7%	6.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2012	5.8%	7.6%	8.3%
2 / 2012	6.2%	8.0%	8.3%
3 / 2012	6.1%	7.6%	8.2%
4 / 2012	5.2%	6.5%	8.2%
5 / 2012	5.5%	6.7%	8.2%
6 / 2012	5.8%	7.0%	8.2%
7 / 2012	6.4%	7.5%	8.2%
8 / 2012	5.9%	7.2%	8.1%
9 / 2012	4.9%	6.3%	7.8%
10 / 2012	5.1%	6.3%	7.8%
11 / 2012	4.9%	6.2%	7.7%
12 / 2012	5.0%	6.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2011	7.6%	9.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	7.4%	9.7%	9.0%
3 / 2011	7.1%	9.2%	9.0%
4 / 2011	6.6%	8.2%	9.1%
5 / 2011	6.9%	8.4%	9.0%
6 / 2011	7.3%	8.8%	9.1%
7 / 2011	7.1%	8.6%	9.0%
8 / 2011	7.3%	8.8%	9.0%
9 / 2011	6.6%	8.1%	9.0%
10 / 2011	6.1%	7.6%	8.8%
11 / 2011	5.6%	7.2%	8.6%
12 / 2011	5.5%	7.3%	8.5%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2010	7.6%	10.3%	9.8%
2 / 2010	7.7%	10.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	7.5%	10.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	6.6%	9.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	6.7%	9.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	7.3%	9.5%	9.4%
7 / 2010	7.9%	9.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	7.7%	9.7%	9.5%
9 / 2010	7.4%	9.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	7.2%	9.0%	9.4%
11 / 2010	7.2%	9.3%	9.8%
12 / 2010	7.2%	9.2%	9.3%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2009	7.0%	8.9%	7.8%
2 / 2009	7.5%	9.5%	8.3%
3 / 2009	7.6%	9.3%	8.7%
4 / 2009	6.2%	8.2%	9.0%
5 / 2009	6.9%	9.0%	9.4%
6 / 2009	7.7%	9.7%	9.5%
7 / 2009	7.8%	9.7%	9.5%
8 / 2009	7.7%	9.7%	9.6%
9 / 2009	7.4%	9.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	7.2%	9.2%	10.0%
11 / 2009	7.1%	9.3%	9.9%
12 / 2009	7.1%	9.4%	9.9%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2008	4.7%	5.8%	5.0%
2 / 2008	4.9%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2008	4.9%	5.8%	5.1%
4 / 2008	3.7%	4.7%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.9%	5.6%	5.4%
6 / 2008	5.2%	5.9%	5.6%
7 / 2008	5.6%	6.5%	5.8%
8 / 2008	5.7%	6.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	5.4%	6.4%	6.1%
10 / 2008	5.3%	6.3%	6.5%
11 / 2008	5.5%	6.7%	6.8%
12 / 2008	6.2%	7.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2007	4.3%	5.4%	4.6%
2 / 2007	4.6%	5.4%	4.5%
3 / 2007	4.2%	4.9%	4.4%
4 / 2007	3.5%	4.3%	4.5%
5 / 2007	3.8%	4.6%	4.4%
6 / 2007	4.5%	5.2%	4.6%
7 / 2007	4.6%	5.5%	4.7%
8 / 2007	4.5%	5.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	4.5%	5.2%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.3%	5.0%	4.7%
11 / 2007	4.2%	5.0%	4.7%
12 / 2007	4.6%	5.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2006	4.3%	5.2%	4.7%
2 / 2006	4.7%	5.6%	4.8%
3 / 2006	4.3%	5.0%	4.7%
4 / 2006	3.8%	4.4%	4.7%
5 / 2006	3.9%	4.3%	4.6%
6 / 2006	4.4%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2006	4.5%	5.1%	4.7%
8 / 2006	4.3%	5.2%	4.7%
9 / 2006	4.0%	4.8%	4.5%
10 / 2006	3.7%	4.5%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.9%	4.6%	4.5%
12 / 2006	3.6%	4.6%	4.4%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2005	4.9%	6.3%	5.3%
2 / 2005	5.0%	6.6%	5.4%
3 / 2005	4.9%	6.1%	5.2%
4 / 2005	4.5%	5.3%	5.2%
5 / 2005	4.6%	5.3%	5.1%
6 / 2005	4.9%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 2005	4.6%	5.4%	5.0%
8 / 2005	4.1%	4.9%	4.9%
9 / 2005	4.1%	4.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	3.9%	4.6%	5.0%
11 / 2005	4.4%	5.2%	5.0%
12 / 2005	3.9%	4.6%	4.9%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2004	4.4%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2004	4.4%	6.0%	5.6%
3 / 2004	4.5%	6.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	4.2%	5.4%	5.6%
5 / 2004	4.5%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 2004	5.3%	6.2%	5.6%
7 / 2004	5.1%	6.4%	5.5%
8 / 2004	5.1%	6.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	4.6%	5.8%	5.4%
10 / 2004	4.4%	5.5%	5.5%
11 / 2004	4.4%	5.7%	5.4%
12 / 2004	4.1%	5.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2003	4.6%	5.9%	5.8%
2 / 2003	4.3%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	4.2%	5.7%	5.9%
4 / 2003	3.9%	5.2%	6.0%
5 / 2003	4.4%	5.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	4.9%	6.3%	6.3%
7 / 2003	4.6%	6.0%	6.2%
8 / 2003	4.5%	5.9%	6.1%
9 / 2003	4.2%	5.6%	6.1%
10 / 2003	3.9%	5.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	3.8%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	3.4%	5.1%	5.7%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2002	4.7%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2002	4.6%	5.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	4.6%	6.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	4.3%	5.3%	5.9%
5 / 2002	4.2%	5.1%	5.8%
6 / 2002	4.8%	5.8%	5.8%
7 / 2002	4.3%	5.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	4.0%	5.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.7%	4.9%	5.7%
10 / 2002	3.6%	4.6%	5.7%
11 / 2002	3.9%	5.0%	5.9%
12 / 2002	3.9%	5.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2001	4.1%	5.0%	4.2%
2 / 2001	4.2%	5.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	4.3%	5.0%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.7%	4.2%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.5%	3.9%	4.3%
6 / 2001	4.1%	4.6%	4.5%
7 / 2001	4.0%	4.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.9%	4.3%	5.0%
10 / 2001	3.6%	4.5%	5.3%
11 / 2001	3.6%	4.8%	5.5%
12 / 2001	3.7%	4.9%	5.7%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 2000	3.2%	3.5%	4.0%
2 / 2000	3.5%	3.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.6%	3.9%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.9%	3.0%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.0%	3.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.0%	3.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	2.9%	3.5%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.1%	3.8%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.1%	3.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	2.9%	3.5%	3.9%
11 / 2000	2.8%	3.6%	3.9%
12 / 2000	3.2%	4.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1999	2.5%	3.6%	4.3%
2 / 1999	2.6%	3.9%	4.4%
3 / 1999	2.5%	3.6%	4.2%
4 / 1999	2.8%	3.4%	4.3%
5 / 1999	3.0%	3.2%	4.2%
6 / 1999	3.5%	3.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	3.0%	3.8%	4.3%
8 / 1999	2.6%	3.4%	4.2%
9 / 1999	2.3%	2.9%	4.2%
10 / 1999	1.8%	2.3%	4.1%
11 / 1999	2.3%	2.7%	4.1%
12 / 1999	2.5%	2.8%	4.0%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1998	4.4%	5.1%	4.6%
2 / 1998	4.5%	5.1%	4.6%
3 / 1998	4.4%	5.1%	4.7%
4 / 1998	4.0%	4.2%	4.3%
5 / 1998	4.1%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	3.9%	4.5%	4.5%
7 / 1998	3.2%	4.5%	4.5%
8 / 1998	3.4%	4.1%	4.5%
9 / 1998	2.9%	3.5%	4.6%
10 / 1998	2.7%	3.3%	4.5%
11 / 1998	2.5%	3.2%	4.4%
12 / 1998	2.4%	3.2%	4.4%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1997	5.0%	5.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	4.7%	5.3%	5.2%
3 / 1997	4.6%	4.9%	5.2%
4 / 1997	3.8%	4.0%	5.1%
5 / 1997	4.1%	3.9%	4.9%
6 / 1997	4.4%	4.4%	5.0%
7 / 1997	3.9%	4.2%	4.9%
8 / 1997	4.2%	4.2%	4.8%
9 / 1997	3.8%	4.2%	4.9%
10 / 1997	3.6%	3.8%	4.7%
11 / 1997	3.2%	3.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	3.2%	4.0%	4.7%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1996	4.3%	5.3%	5.6%
2 / 1996	4.5%	5.3%	5.5%
3 / 1996	5.1%	5.3%	5.5%
4 / 1996	5.0%	4.8%	5.6%
5 / 1996	5.2%	4.9%	5.6%
6 / 1996	5.1%	4.8%	5.3%
7 / 1996	4.9%	5.1%	5.5%
8 / 1996	4.4%	4.6%	5.1%
9 / 1996	4.4%	4.3%	5.2%
10 / 1996	4.0%	4.0%	5.2%
11 / 1996	4.5%	4.5%	5.4%
12 / 1996	4.8%	4.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1995	4.2%	5.6%	5.6%
2 / 1995	3.9%	5.6%	5.4%
3 / 1995	3.7%	5.4%	5.4%
4 / 1995	3.6%	5.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	3.4%	4.8%	5.6%
6 / 1995	3.9%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 1995	3.8%	4.9%	5.7%
8 / 1995	3.5%	4.6%	5.7%
9 / 1995	3.4%	4.3%	5.6%
10 / 1995	3.1%	3.7%	5.5%
11 / 1995	2.8%	3.8%	5.6%
12 / 1995	2.8%	4.0%	5.6%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1994	5.4%	6.6%	6.6%
2 / 1994	5.1%	6.4%	6.6%
3 / 1994	5.3%	6.1%	6.5%
4 / 1994	4.7%	5.2%	6.4%
5 / 1994	3.9%	4.5%	6.1%
6 / 1994	4.1%	5.0%	6.1%
7 / 1994	4.0%	4.7%	6.1%
8 / 1994	3.9%	4.9%	6.0%
9 / 1994	3.6%	4.5%	5.9%
10 / 1994	3.6%	4.1%	5.8%
11 / 1994	3.4%	4.4%	5.6%
12 / 1994	3.3%	4.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1993	5.9%	7.2%	7.3%
2 / 1993	6.2%	7.5%	7.1%
3 / 1993	6.1%	7.0%	7.0%
4 / 1993	6.1%	6.3%	7.1%
5 / 1993	6.0%	6.3%	7.1%
6 / 1993	6.7%	6.8%	7.0%
7 / 1993	5.8%	6.1%	6.9%
8 / 1993	6.0%	6.0%	6.8%
9 / 1993	5.6%	5.7%	6.7%
10 / 1993	5.9%	5.5%	6.8%
11 / 1993	5.4%	5.2%	6.6%
12 / 1993	5.1%	5.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1992	6.3%	7.0%	7.3%
2 / 1992	6.2%	7.2%	7.4%
3 / 1992	5.7%	6.6%	7.4%
4 / 1992	5.2%	6.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	5.6%	6.2%	7.6%
6 / 1992	6.7%	6.8%	7.8%
7 / 1992	5.8%	6.1%	7.7%
8 / 1992	5.9%	6.0%	7.6%
9 / 1992	5.7%	5.7%	7.6%
10 / 1992	4.7%	5.1%	7.3%
11 / 1992	5.1%	5.5%	7.4%
12 / 1992	4.7%	5.9%	7.4%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1991	6.0%	7.6%	6.4%
2 / 1991	6.3%	8.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	6.1%	7.5%	6.8%
4 / 1991	5.3%	6.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	6.4%	6.9%	6.9%
6 / 1991	6.7%	6.9%	6.9%
7 / 1991	6.0%	6.3%	6.8%
8 / 1991	5.3%	6.3%	6.9%
9 / 1991	5.2%	5.9%	6.9%
10 / 1991	4.8%	5.6%	7.0%
11 / 1991	4.7%	5.5%	7.0%
12 / 1991	5.0%	5.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	Cape Girardeau County, MO%	Missouri%	National %
1 / 1990	5.0%	6.2%	5.4%
2 / 1990	5.6%	6.5%	5.3%
3 / 1990	4.9%	5.9%	5.2%
4 / 1990	5.2%	5.4%	5.4%
5 / 1990	4.7%	5.0%	5.4%
6 / 1990	5.2%	5.1%	5.2%
7 / 1990	5.3%	5.4%	5.5%
8 / 1990	5.8%	6.1%	5.7%
9 / 1990	6.2%	6.0%	5.9%
10 / 1990	5.6%	5.6%	5.9%
11 / 1990	5.4%	6.3%	6.2%
12 / 1990	5.4%	6.5%	6.3%