Local unemployment still below state average; Bootheel among state's highest

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 ~ Updated 10:35 PM

Unemployment in three local counties, according to the most recently available figures from the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, remains notably lower than the statewide average of 2.8%, recorded in December.

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