Texas County’s unemployment rate dipping slightly in November, reports the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
The figure was 3 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the agency said. The year started with a 5.3 percent unemployment rate.
Area counties and their unemployment rates: Howell (2.9), Douglas (2.5), Wright (2.4), Pulaski (2.8), Laclede (2.7), Phelps (2.3), Dent (2.8) and Shannon (3.5).