Unemployment numbers for February 2026 are mixed across the local counties compared to the January figures. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the February unemployment figures.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Daviess…………. 3.2%, down from 3.7% in January
Livingston………. 3.6%, down from 3.7% in January
Chariton…………. 3.7%, down from 4.1% in January
Caldwell…………. 4.0%, steady from January
Linn………………. 4.0%, down from 4.1% in January
Grundy………….. 4.4%, steady from January
Carroll…………… 4.6%, steady from January
Sullivan………….. 5.1%, up from 4.4% in January
The State of Missouri is at 4.3%, down from 4.4% in January, and the US unemployment figure is at 4.7%, unchanged from January.
The March unemployment numbers will be released May 11th.