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%
