Unemployment numbers for July 2026 are up in the local counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the July unemployment figures.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Daviess…………. 3.2%, up from 3.0% in June
Livingston………. 3.4%, up from 3.2% in June
Caldwell…………. 3.7%, up from 3.4%, in June
Linn………………. 3.7%, up from 3.3%, in June
Carroll…………… 3.9%, up from 3.7% in June
Sullivan………….. 4.2%, up from 4.0% in June
Chariton…………. 4.3%, up from 3.4% in June
Grundy………….. 4.3%, up from 3.7% in June
The State of Missouri is at 3.9%, up from 3.7% in June, and the US unemployment figure is 4.4%, steady from the month of June.