Missouri Unemployment on the Rise
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Missouri's smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point in December, increasing to 3.3 percent from the revised November rate of 3.2 percent.
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Missouri Unemployment Rises Again
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Missouri's smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point in November, increasing to 3.2 percent from the revised October rate of 3.1 percent.
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Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point in September 2023, increasing to 2.9 percent from the revised August 2023 rate of 2.8 percent.
Read MoreUnemployment Continues to Climb
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Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point in August, increasing to 2.8 percent from the revised July rate of 2.7 percent.
Read MoreMissouri Unemployment Up Slightly
/Missouri's smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point in July 2023, increasing to 2.7 percent from the revised June 2023 rate of 2.6 percent. The July 2023 rate was five-tenths of a percentage point higher than the July 2022 rate of 2.2 percent. The estimated number of unemployed Missourians was 84,204 in July 2023, up by 2,662 from June's 81,542.
Missouri's smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point in July 2023
The state's not-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate increased from 3.3 percent in June 2023 to 3.4 percent in July 2023. A year ago, the not-seasonally-adjusted rate was 2.7 percent. The corresponding not-seasonally-adjusted national rate for July 2023 was 3.8 percent.
Missouri's labor force participation rate was 63.6 percent in July 2023, one percentage point higher than the national rate of 62.6 percent. Missouri's employment-population ratio was 61.9 percent in July 2023, 1.5 percentage points higher than the national rate of 60.4 percent.
Goods-producing industries decreased by 300 jobs over the month. Mining, logging, and construction declined by 600 jobs, and manufacturing gained 300 jobs. Private service-providing industries increased by 7,200 jobs between June 2023 and July 2023. Employment in private service-providing industries increased in private education and health services (3,900 jobs); trade, transportation, and utilities (1,800 jobs); financial activities (1,700 jobs); and leisure and hospitality (700 jobs).
