Springfield metro's unemployment rate holds steady in May

The Springfield metropolitan statistical area's unemployment rate was flat in May, according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Springfield MSA – which comprises Greene, Christian, Dallas, Polk and Webster counties – was unchanged at 3.3%, according to a news release.

The state's metro areas, by May unemployment rate, are as follows:
• Jefferson City, 2.9%, up from 2.8% in April
• Columbia, 3.1%, up from 3%
• Cape Girardeau, 3.3%, up from 3.2%
• Springfield, 3.3%, flat
• Joplin, 3.4%, up from 3.3%
• Kansas City, 3.5%, up from 3.3%
• St. Joseph, 3.6%, up from 3.5%
• St. Louis, 3.6%, flat

Compared with a year prior, May's unemployment rates were lower in 191 of the 387 metro areas measured nationwide by the BLS, higher in 164 and unchanged in 32, according to the release. The Springfield MSA's May 2025 unemployment rate was 3.8%.

The BLS data is not seasonally adjusted.