Texas County’s unemployment rate was nearly unchanged in June, the Missouri Department of Economic Development said.
The figure was 8.7 percent, which was an increase one-tenth of a percentage point from May.
The jobless rate in the region stood at 8.9 percent. Area counties and their jobless rates: Douglas, 8.7; Howell, 8.3; Shannon, 12.6; and Wright, 9.1.
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