The Unemployment rate for Livingston County is slightly higher in August but continues as the lowest of the area counties. Livingston County’s Unemployment for July was 2.2% and in August increased slightly to 2.3%. In August of 2020, the rate was 4.2%.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Livingston………. 2.3%
Chariton…………. 2.6%
Daviess…………. 2.6%
Grundy………….. 3.1%
Carroll…………… 3.2%
Caldwell…………. 3.2%
Sullivan………….. 3.7%
Linn………………. 4.0%
The State of Missouri’s Unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, and the national rate fell to 5.3%.
