Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Missouri Jobless Rate Stable

The Missouri economic development department says Missouri's unemployment rate held steady last month. But the department is reluctant to say much about a trend.

The 9.3 percent rate, 278-thousand jobless Missourians still eligible for benefits....and about the same as the seasonally-adjusted figures for June, still the highest in a quarter-century.

But employment gains are reported in durable goods manufacturing, and increases are reported in our two biggest cities which have been losing jobs for months.

Read more at Missourinet:
http://www.missourinet.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=2FFC48D1-5056-B82A-37F446BE01CFD3AB

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