JEFFERSON CITY — Unemployment is down locally according to the latest report from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Unemployment in Perry County fell from 3.4 in December 2020 to 2.0 in December 2021. The rate had been 1.8 in November 2021.
The jobless rate in Ste. Genevieve County was 2.3 in December 2021, down from 3.8 in December 2020. The rate had been 2.0 in November 2021.
Unemployment rates in surrounding counties:
Jefferson: 2.5 in December 2021, down from 4.6 in December 2020.
St. Francois: 3.2, down from 5.1
Bollinger: 2.7, down from 4.4
Cape Girardeau: 2.2, down from 3.9
Missouri: 2.7, down from 4.6
National: 3.7, down from 6.5