NewsJanuary 19, 2008
Mo. unemployment rises to 5.5 percent
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's unemployment rate rose in December as the number of jobs in the state declined. Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5 percent last month, an increase of three-tenths of a percentage point from November, according to figures released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national rate was 5 percent in December...
The Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's unemployment rate rose in December as the number of jobs in the state declined.
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Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5 percent last month, an increase of three-tenths of a percentage point from November, according to figures released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national rate was 5 percent in December.
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