Missouri's unemployment rate has hit a tied record low, according to data released by the Department of Economic Development on Thursday.
The data shows the state's unemployment rate tied for a record low of 3.1 percent in October.
Since data started being tracked in 1976, the only other time unemployment was so low was from October 1999 to January 2000.
The unemployment rate edged down slightly from 3.2 percent in September.
Seasonally adjusted employment went up by more than 6,000 jobs from September to October. It's up by close to 33,000 compared to data from October 2017.
