Unemployment numbers for June 2026 are generally up in the local counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the June unemployment figures.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Daviess…………. 3.1%, up from 2.8% in May
Livingston………. 3.2%, up from 2.9% in May
Linn………………. 3.3%, up from 2.9%, in May
Caldwell…………. 3.4%, up from 3.2%, in May
Chariton…………. 3.4%, up from 3.0% in May
Carroll…………… 3.7%, steady from May
Sullivan………….. 3.8%, steady from May
Grundy………….. 3.9%, up from 3.7% in May
The State of Missouri is at 3.7%, up from 3.4% in May, and the US unemployment figure is 4.4%, up from 4.1% in May.