BusinessOctober 24, 2022
Cape Girardeau County jobless rate unchanged
Unemployment held steady in Cape Girardeau County at 2.7% in August, according to the latest data made available from the Missouri Department of Labor & Industry. July's rate was the same and represents the highest jobless figure in the county since 3% unemployment was recorded in March...
Unemployment held steady in Cape Girardeau County at 2.7% in August, according to the latest data made available from the Missouri Department of Labor & Industry.
July's rate was the same and represents the highest jobless figure in the county since 3% unemployment was recorded in March.
Cape Girardeau County unemployment is three-tenths of a percentage point higher than Missouri's statewide September rate of 2.4%.
The current U.S. jobless figure is 3.5%.
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Other area counties (August)
- Perry: 2.3%
- Scott: 2.9%
- Bollinger: 3.2%
- Stoddard: 3.5%
- Madison: 3.5%
- Mississippi: 4%
- Wayne: 4.3%
Highest jobless figure in the state, 5.1%, is found in two Bootheel counties: Dunklin (Kennett, Missouri); and Pemiscot (Caruthersville and Hayti, Missouri).
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