Unemployment numbers for August 2026 are mixed in the local counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the August unemployment figures.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Daviess…………. 3.0%, down from 3.2% in July
Livingston………. 3.4%, steady from July
Caldwell…………. 3.7%, steady from July
Carroll…………… 3.7%, down from 3.9% in July
Chariton…………. 3.8%, down from 4.3% in July
Linn………………. 4.0%, up from 3.7%, in July
Sullivan………….. 4.5%, up from 4.2% in July
Grundy………….. 4.6%, up from 4.3% in July
The State of Missouri is at 3.9%, holding steady from July, and the US unemployment figure is 4.3%, down from 4.4% in July.