Texas County’s unemployment rate was nearly unchanged in November at 7.2 percent, reports the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
The figure was up one-tenth of a percentage point from October.
According to the report, the civilian labor force was 10,884, and jobless totals stood at 779.
Other area counties and their unemployment rates: Douglas, 8.0; Howell, 6.6; Shannon, 10.8; and Wright, 7.9.
The rate in south-central Missouri was 7.5 percent.