Unemployment numbers for December 2025 remain mixed across the local counties compared to the November figures. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the December unemployment figures.
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Daviess…………. 2.8%, down from 3.0% in November
Livingston………. 2.9%, down from 3.0% in November
Chariton…………. 3.0%, down from 3.2% in November
Linn………………. 3.2%, steady from November
Grundy………….. 3.4%, steady from November
Sullivan………….. 3.4%, up from 3.3% in November
Carroll…………… 3.6%, up from 3.4% in November
Caldwell…………. 3.8%, down from 4.4% in November
The State of Missouri is at 3.3%, down from 3.5% in November, and the US unemployment figure is at 4.1%, down from 4.3% in November.