Workforce & Employment

Current Unemployment Rate (Springfield MSA)	5.3 %
Current Total Workforce (Springfield MSA)	224,071

Current Regional Workforce (Ozarks 10-county region)	313,378

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2008
Regional Workforce data is occasionally one month delayed.

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990-2007

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, 2007

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, 2006-2007

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, 1990-2006

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990-2007

Springfield Workforce Commuting Map
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SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of the Census, Local Employment Dynamics;
Missouri Economic Research & Information Center, 2000

County-to-County Workflows into Greene County
from Springfield Metro Area	26,820
from neighboring counties	30,158
from Springfield Economic Area	35,506
from all locations	38,510

SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of the Census, 2000

Labor Availability Analysis
Springfield Labor Basin
10-County Region

Labor Skills Assessment
Springfield Labor Basin
10-County Region

SOURCE: unionstats.com - (Current Population Survey, Outgoing Rotation Group, Earnings Files) 1995-2005