Local unemployment rates in 2012

Nearly every Southeast Missouri county saw declining unemployment rates in 2012. The national unemployment rate in 2012 fell from 8.8 in January to 7.9 in October. Here's a look at local unemployment data from the first ten months of 2012 as reported by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center.

__Bollinger County__

January 7.6 percent February 8.7 percent March 7.8 percent April 6.7 percent May 6.9 percent June 7 percent July 7.9 percent August 7.5 percent September 6.4 percent October 6.1 percent

__Butler County__

January 8.3 percent February 8.7 percent March 8.3 percent April 7.2 percent May 7.8 percent June 7.6 percent July 8.6 percent August 7.8 percent September 6.8 percent October 7.2 percent

__Cape Girardeau County__

January 6.1 percent February 6.9 percent March 6.9 percent April 5.9 percent May 6.3 percent June 6.2 percent July 6.9 percent August 6.2 percent September 5.3 percent October 5.7 percent

__Madison County__

January 8.1 percent February 9.3 percent March 8.8 percent April 7.8 percent May 7.7 percent June 7.2 percent July 7.6 percent August 7.3 percent September 6.2 percent October 6.5 percent

__Perry County__

January 5 percent February 5.9 percent March 5.6 percent April 4.8 percent May 5.1 percent June 5 percent July 5.5 percent August 4.9 percent September 4.3 percent October 4.5 percent

__Scott County__

January 7.7 percent February 8.1 percent March 7.7 percent April 6.6 percent May 6.8 percent June 7 percent July 7.7 percent August 7 percent September 6.2 percent October 6.5 percent

__Stoddard County__

January 8.7 percent February 9.5 percent March 8.7 percent April 7.4 percent May 7.6 percent June 7.7 percent July 8.3 percent August 7.5 percent September 6.7 percent October 7 percent