Texas County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in March from the previous month, the Missouri Department of Economic Development reported.
In March, the rate was 4.5%. That is up one-tenth from February.
According to the department, the county’s total labor force was 9,248 and employed was 8,832. (Total unemployed – 416)
Other counties and their unemployment rates: Dent (4.1), Douglas (4.1), Howell (4.5), Laclede (4), Phelps (3.8), Pulaski (4.6), Shannon (4.8) and Wright (4).