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January Unemployment Report Released

The January Employment report shows Missouri’s Unemployment rates are up across the board since December.  The Missouri unemployment rate grew from 3.4% to 4.1%.  The US Rate went from 3.7% to 4.4%

Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…

Livingston………. 3.3%, up from 2.4%

Daviess…………. 3.3%, up from 2.9%

Chariton…………. 3.5%, up from 2.5%

Caldwell…………. 3.8%, up from 3.4%

Grundy………….. 4.1%, up from 3.1%

Carroll…………… 4.3%, up from 3.7%

Sullivan………….. 4.8%, up from 3.8%

Linn………………. 5.0%, up from 3.9%