Unemployment in October is up across the local counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the most recent unemployment figures that include…
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Livingston………. 2.7%, up from 2.2% in September
Chariton…………. 2.7%, up from 2.4% in September
Carroll…………… 2.8%, up from 2.1% in September
Caldwell…………. 3.0%, up from 2.5% in September
Daviess…………. 3.0%, up from 2.2% in September
Grundy………….. 3.4%, up from 2.6% in September
Sullivan………….. 3.5%, up from 2.7% in September
Linn………………. 3.7%, up from 3.5% in September
The State of Missouri is at 3.2%, up from 2.6%. The US unemployment figure is at 3.6%, steady from September.