NewsNovember 16, 2011
Unemployment rate declined in October in Mo.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's unemployment rate declined last month to its lowest point in more than 2 1/2 years. The state Department of Economic Development said Tuesday that Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.5 percent in October -- down two-tenths of a percentage point from September. It was the lowest mark since an 8.4 percent rate in February 2009...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's unemployment rate declined last month to its lowest point in more than 2 1/2 years.
The state Department of Economic Development said Tuesday that Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.5 percent in October -- down two-tenths of a percentage point from September. It was the lowest mark since an 8.4 percent rate in February 2009.
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Missouri's unemployment rate was better than the national average of 9 percent in October.
The department said Missouri's nonfarm employment rose by about 1,100 jobs in October to a total of 2.65 million jobs.
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