Unemployment numbers in December are both up and down across the local counties. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the most recent unemployment figures that include…
Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest…
Livingston………. 2.2%, down from 2.3% in November
Chariton…………. 2.3%, steady from November
Daviess…………. 2.5%, down from 2.8% in November
Caldwell…………. 2.6%, down from 2.7% in November
Grundy………….. 2.8%, up from 2.7% in November
Carroll…………… 2.9%, up from 2.4% in November
Sullivan………….. 3.0%, up from 2.8% in November
Linn………………. 3.8%, up from 3.6% in November
The State of Missouri is at 2.8%, down from 2.9%. The US unemployment figure is at 3.5%, steady from November.