Newton County, MO monthly unemployment update
compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Newton County using data from the . County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.
Newton County had a 2.4% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.1 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Missouri reported a 2.5% unemployment rate in May, which is the 12th lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.
The unemployment rate in the Joplin, MO metropolitan area was 2.4%. Joplin has the 213th lowest unemployment out of 887 metro and micro areas surveyed in the country.
Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Missouri
#1. Dunklin County: 4.3%
#2. Wayne County: 4.1%
#3. Iron County: 4.0%
#4. Shannon County: 3.8%
#5. Benton County: 3.4%
Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Missouri
#1. Shelby County: 1.6%
#2. Holt County: 1.8%
#2. Osage County: 1.8%
#2. Scotland County: 1.8%
#5. Boone County: 1.9%
