Texas County’s October unemployment rate was up compared to the previous month, the Missouri Department of Economic Development reported.
In October, the rate was 4.3%. That is up 0.4% from September.
According to the department, the county’s total labor force was 9,180 and employed was 8,785. (Total unemployed – 395)
Other counties and their unemployment rates: Dent (3.9), Douglas (4), Howell (4.2), Laclede (4.3), Phelps (3.4), Pulaski (4.3), Shannon (4) and Wright (4.7).
