These Are The 10 Worst Places In Missouri To Get A Job

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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.

Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Missouri after looking at the best places in Missouri a short while ago.

These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.

After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Missouri, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Show Me State are:

Kaw Township
St. Louis
Blue Township
Raytown
Washington Township Jackson
Brooking Township
Kansas City
Cape Girardeau
Grandview
Cape Girardeau Township

Read on to see how we did it.

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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Show Me State

After getting the data for every place in Missouri, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.

That left us with 100 cities.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.

Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Missouri To Find A Job”.

The criteria we looked at were:

1. Kaw Township

Population: 170,718 Recent Job Growth: -0.32%
Future Job Growth: 32.40%

2. St. Louis

Population: 318,527Recent Job Growth: -0.26%
Future Job Growth: 31.30%

3. Blue Township

Population: 157,493 Recent Job Growth: -0.32%
Future Job Growth: 32.40%

4. Raytown

Population: 29,486Recent Job Growth: -0.32%
Future Job Growth: 32.00%

5. Washington Township Jackson

Population: 72,592 Recent Job Growth: -0.32%
Future Job Growth: 32.40%

6. Brooking Township

Population: 77,206 Recent Job Growth: -0.32%
Future Job Growth: 32.40%

7. Kansas City

Population: 459,772Recent Job Growth: -0.32%
Future Job Growth: 32.70%

8. Cape Girardeau

Population: 37,982Recent Job Growth: -1.93%
Future Job Growth: 30.50%

9. Grandview

Population: 24,491Recent Job Growth: -0.31%
Future Job Growth: 32.80%

10. Cape Girardeau Township

Population: 40,347 Recent Job Growth: -1.94%
Future Job Growth: 30.60%

Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks

After crunching all the numbers, Kaw Township took the “top” spot as the worst city in Missouri for a job.

So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Missouri, these cities lag behind.

Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.

Detailed List Of Worst Places In Missouri To Get A Job

City	Rank	Population	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
kaw township	1	170,718	-0.32%	32.40%
st. louis	2	318,527	-0.26%	31.30%
blue township	3	157,493	-0.32%	32.40%
raytown	4	29,486	-0.32%	32.00%
washington township jackson	5	72,592	-0.32%	32.40%
brooking township	6	77,206	-0.32%	32.40%
kansas city	7	459,772	-0.32%	32.70%
cape girardeau	8	37,982	-1.93%	30.50%
grandview	9	24,491	-0.31%	32.80%
cape girardeau township	10	40,347	-1.94%	30.60%
independence	11	116,513	-0.32%	33.00%
sni-a-bar township jackson	12	81,412	-0.32%	32.40%
florissant	13	52,273	-0.26%	32.70%
hazelwood	14	25,678	-0.26%	33.00%
prairie township jackson	15	98,466	-0.32%	32.40%
washington township buchanan	16	78,302	-1.56%	31.80%
rock township	17	32,359	-0.26%	33.00%
airport township	18	37,226	-0.26%	33.40%
st. joseph	19	76,729	-1.56%	31.80%
arnold	20	20,859	-0.26%	33.00%
windsor township jefferson	21	21,885	-0.26%	33.00%
arnold township	22	20,859	-0.26%	33.00%
jefferson township cole	23	55,156	-1.57%	32.00%
jefferson city	24	42,983	-1.57%	32.20%
imperial township	25	24,863	-0.26%	33.00%
tesson ferry township	26	39,117	-0.26%	33.40%
spanish lake township	27	36,449	-0.26%	33.40%
norwood township	28	33,900	-0.26%	33.40%
midland township	29	34,843	-0.26%	33.40%
lewis and clark township	30	37,617	-0.26%	33.40%
university township	31	35,076	-0.26%	33.40%
normandy township	32	31,708	-0.26%	33.40%
queeny township	33	37,868	-0.26%	33.40%
st. ferdinand township	34	33,788	-0.26%	33.40%
maryland heights township	35	37,545	-0.26%	33.40%
gladstone	36	25,635	-0.32%	33.60%
lemay township	37	34,800	-0.26%	33.40%
hadley township	38	34,825	-0.26%	33.40%
belton	39	23,182	-0.32%	33.70%
creve coeur township	40	37,409	-0.26%	33.40%
concord township st. louis	41	35,524	-0.26%	33.40%
spanish lake	42	20,313	-0.26%	33.40%
ferguson township	43	34,182	-0.26%	33.40%
gallatin township	44	67,997	-0.32%	34.20%
chesterfield township	45	38,636	-0.26%	33.40%
mount pleasant township cass	46	20,458	-0.32%	33.70%
ferguson	47	21,205	-0.26%	33.40%
meramec township st. louis	48	37,857	-0.26%	33.40%
florissant township	49	34,804	-0.26%	33.40%
gravois township	50	34,892	-0.26%	33.40%
oakville township	51	36,809	-0.26%	33.40%
raymore township	52	26,868	-0.32%	33.70%
mehlville	53	28,615	-0.26%	33.40%
clayton township	54	36,394	-0.26%	33.40%
jefferson township st. louis	55	35,804	-0.26%	33.40%
oakville	56	36,148	-0.26%	33.40%
northwest township	57	31,166	-0.26%	33.40%
bonhomme township	58	35,753	-0.26%	33.40%
st. francois twp st. francois	59	29,835	1.63%	36.50%
chouteau township	60	51,234	-0.32%	34.20%
liberty township clay	61	56,954	-0.32%	34.20%
may township	62	22,986	-0.32%	34.40%
blue springs	63	52,401	-0.32%	34.30%
lafayette township st. louis	64	34,231	-0.26%	33.40%
university city	65	35,397	-0.26%	33.90%
missouri river township	66	34,295	-0.26%	33.40%
sedalia township	67	25,844	1.52%	37.70%
sedalia	68	21,340	1.52%	37.70%
joplin	69	49,924	-0.14%	34.50%
cullen township	70	38,518	2.35%	38.00%
poplar bluff township	71	26,765	2.01%	38.40%
webster groves	72	22,974	-0.26%	33.40%
liberty	73	29,252	-0.32%	34.50%
galena township	74	26,868	-0.14%	34.60%
joplin township	75	41,686	-0.14%	34.60%
frontier township	76	24,931	-0.26%	34.30%
springfield	77	160,246	1.60%	38.20%
o’fallon township	78	26,943	-0.26%	34.30%
wentzville township	79	40,314	-0.26%	34.30%
lee’s summit	80	90,544	-0.32%	34.70%
rivers township	81	22,597	-0.26%	34.30%
springfield township greene	82	160,246	1.60%	38.50%
wentzville	83	28,879	-0.26%	34.30%
lindenwood township	84	22,063	-0.26%	34.30%
boone township st. charles	85	42,239	-0.26%	34.30%
st. charles	86	65,927	-0.26%	34.40%
maryland heights	87	27,418	-0.26%	34.50%
zumbehl township	88	20,531	-0.26%	34.30%
columbia township	89	62,692	1.61%	39.30%
dardenne township	90	26,587	-0.26%	34.30%
warrensburg township	91	22,377	3.51%	42.20%
cottleville township	92	23,661	-0.26%	34.30%
columbia	93	109,008	1.61%	39.40%
st. peters	94	53,190	-0.26%	34.60%
missouri township	95	58,742	1.61%	39.30%
kirkwood	96	27,494	-0.26%	35.10%
o’fallon	97	79,073	-0.25%	35.00%
ballwin	98	30,446	-0.25%	35.10%
chesterfield	99	47,471	-0.26%	35.40%
wildwood	100	35,388	-0.26%	35.40%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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