Jobless rate sinks to 4.2% as many more people find jobs

Saturday, December 4, 2021

WASHINGTON -- America's unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow their hiring -- a mixed picture that pointed to a resilient economy that's putting more people to work.

To continue reading
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.