Unemployment numbers in May are up across the local counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the most recent unemployment figures which include…
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Livingston………. 3.5%, up from 2.7% in April
Chariton…………. 3.6%, up from 2.7% in April
Caldwell…………. 3.8%, up from 2.9% in April
Carroll…………… 3.8%, up from 3.5% in April
Daviess…………. 3.9%, up from 3.1% in April
Grundy………….. 4.3%, up from 3.5% in April
Linn………………. 4.4%, up from 3.6% in April
Sullivan………….. 4.7%, up from 3.7% in April
The State of Missouri is at 3.9%, up from 3.2%. The US unemployment figure is at 3.7%, up from 3.5% in April.
