The unemployment rate in Texas County increased to 5 percent in July, reports the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
The figure is an increase of four-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month.
Other counties and their unemployment rates: Douglas, 4.3; Howell, 4.7; Shannon, 5.7; Wright, 5.1; Laclede, 4.2; and Phelps, 3.7.
The figure in Missouri was 3.7 percent.