BusinessJanuary 24, 2022
Missouri unemployment rate dips in December
Missouri's non-farm payroll employment increased by 16,700 in December, driving the state's unemployment rate down to 3.3% — a two-tenths of one percentage point decline from November. Job gains were seen in both goods-producing and service-providing industries...
Missouri's non-farm payroll employment increased by 16,700 in December, driving the state's unemployment rate down to 3.3% — a two-tenths of one percentage point decline from November.
Job gains were seen in both goods-producing and service-providing industries.
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Recovery from COVID-19-related layoffs continued with a year-to-year increase of 77,600 jobs from December 2020 to December 2021.
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