Unemployment numbers for January 2026 are up across the local counties compared to the December figures. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the January unemployment figures.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Daviess…………. 3.7%, up from 2.8% in December
Livingston………. 3.7%, up from 2.9% in December
Caldwell…………. 4.0%, up from 3.8% in December
Chariton…………. 4.1%, up from 3.0% in December
Linn………………. 4.1%, up from 3.2% in December
Sullivan………….. 4.4%, up from 3.3% in December
Grundy………….. 4.4%, up from 3.4% in December
Carroll…………… 4.5%, up from 3.7% in December
The State of Missouri is at 4.4%, up from 3.3% in December, and the US unemployment figure is at 4.7%, up from 4.1% in December.
The February unemployment numbers will be released in two weeks.