Unemployment numbers for January 2025 are up in all the local counties compared to the December 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…………. 4.2%, up from 2.3% in December
Livingston………. 4.2%, up from 2.8% in December
Sullivan………….. 4.2%, up from 2.9% in December
Linn………………. 4.3%, up from 3.4% in December
Grundy………….. 4.6%, up from 3.0% in December
Chariton…………. 4.6%, up from 3.5% in December
Carroll…………… 5.1%, up from 3.6% in December
Caldwell…………. 5.2%, up from 3.1% in December
The State of Missouri is at 4.4%, up from 3.2%.
The US unemployment figure is at 4.4%, up from 3.2%.