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May Unemployment Figures Released

Unemployment numbers for May 2025 are up across nearly all the local counties compared to the April figures.  The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the most recent unemployment figures.

Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…

Daviess…………. 3.2%, up from 2.8% in April

Sullivan………….. 3.5%, up from 3.3% in April

Livingston………. 3.6%, up from 3.3% in April

Chariton…………. 3.7%, up from 3.5% in April

Linn………………. 3.7%, steady from April

Caldwell…………. 3.9%, up from 3.8% in April

Carroll…………… 4.0%, up from 3.8% in April

Grundy………….. 4.3%, up from 4.1% in April

The State of Missouri is at 3.9%, up from 3.8%.

The US unemployment figure is at 4.0%, up from 3.9%.