Missouri unemployment among US lowest, even lower in Cape Girardeau metro

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 ~ Updated 3:55 PM

Local economist David Yaskewich, who noted Missouri's historic low in the unemployment rate last fall, does not expect a spike in unemployment when new U.S. jobless figures are released Friday, Feb. 3.

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