Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.4% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 500 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2022.

Total employment in the St. Joseph, MO-KS market declined by 1,060 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 120 bps to 3.4%. The national unemployment rate increased by 74 bps over the same time to 4.4%.

  • St. Joseph, MO-KS unemployment rate is 103 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
  • Unemployment in the market is 90 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
  • Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 4.1% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
Month over Month Unemployment Change
Year over Year Unemployment Change
St. Joseph, MO-KS Unemployment January 2022

For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -3.2%. Key sectors include:

  • Transportation & Utilities: 10,800; -500
  • Government: 10,100; -200
St. Joseph, MO-KS Unemployment by Industry January 2022

Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2022 (Data published March 2022 and reports created on March 18, 2022).  Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.

Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.