Texas County’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in December 2023 from the previous month, the Missouri Department of Economic Development reported.
In December, the rate was three and six-tenths percent. That is the same as November and down four-tenths of a percentage point from October.
According to the department, the county’s total labor force was 9,243 and employed was 8,911. (Total unemployed – 332)
Other counties and their unemployment rates: Dent (3.4), Douglas (2.7), Howell (3.5), Laclede (3.4), Phelps (2.7), Pulaski (3.3), Shannon (4.5) and Wright (2.9).