Unemployment numbers for May 2026 are mixed across the local counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the May unemployment figures.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Daviess 2.8%, steady from April
Linn 2.9%, down from 3.0%, in April
Livingston 2.9%, up from 2.8% in April
Chariton 3.0%, steady from April
Caldwell 3.2%, up from 3.0%, in April
Carroll 3.7%, steady from April
Grundy 3.7%, down from 3.9% in April
Sullivan 3.8%, down from 4.1% in April
The State of Missouri is at 3.4%, steady from April, and the US unemployment figure is 4.1%, up from 4.0% in April.
