BusinessDecember 5, 2022
Jobs report unexpectedly strong last month
U.S. Labor Department reported Friday, Dec. 2, a rosier-than-anticipated jobs report, with 263,000 non-farm positions added to payrolls in November, besting a 200,000 increase predicted by some economic forecasters. Wages, on an annualized basis, are up over 5.1%, and last month's U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%...
U.S. Labor Department reported Friday, Dec. 2, a rosier-than-anticipated jobs report, with 263,000 non-farm positions added to payrolls in November, besting a 200,000 increase predicted by some economic forecasters.
Wages, on an annualized basis, are up over 5.1%, and last month's U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.
Missouri's jobless rate for October, the most recent available, was 2.6%.
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County unemployed rates (October)
- Cape Girardeau: 2.1%
- Perry: 1.9%
- Scott: 2.2%
Missouri's minimum wage will increase in January to $12 per hour from the current $11.15.
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