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NewsMay 3, 2009

The recession is hitting Southeast Missouri hard as thousands have lost their jobs in the last year and hundreds more have left the work force. The details, according to the state Department of Economic Development:Location, jobs lost, uemployment rate, March 2008 unemployment rate, labor force change...

The recession is hitting Southeast Missouri hard as thousands have lost their jobs in the last year and hundreds more have left the work force. The details, according to the state Department of Economic Development:Location, jobs lost, uemployment rate, March 2008 unemployment rate, labor force change

Cape Girardeau County 1,510, 6.9 percent, 4.5 percent, -577

Bollinger County 219, 9.8 percent, 6.1 percent, +13

Butler County, 1,130, 8 percent, 6 percent, -762

Dunklin County, 836, 12 percent, 7.7 percent, -266

Mississippi County, 168, 9.2 percent, 6.7 percent, -29

New Madrid County, 232, 8.9 percent, 7.1 percent, -73

Pemiscot County, 301, 12.7 percent, 6.9 percent, +193

Perry County, 213, 7.7 percent, 4.6 percent, +110

Scott County, 858, 9 percent, 6.2 percent, -316

Stoddard County, 516, 9.9 percent, 7.6 percent, -275

10 counties, 5,983, 8.8 percent, 6.0 percent, -1,982

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(raw figure on unemployment: 9,069 counted as unemployed, March 2008, 13,170 counted as unemployed March 2009. That is a 45 percent increase in the number of people reported as unemployed.)

Increased unemployment (percent change in number reported as unemployed)

Cape Girardeau County +49.7 percent

Bollinger County +62.7 percent

Butler County, +28 percent

Dunklin County, +52.9 percent

Mississippi County, +37 percent

New Madrid County, +25.6 percent

Pemiscot County, +88 percent

Perry County, +67.3 percent

Scott County, +43.8 percent

Stoddard County, +29.5 percent

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