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Missouri's unemployment rate inched up slightly in February although the state also posted gains in the number of jobs.Figures released Tuesday by the…

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Missouri’s unemployment rate is now at its lowest point in four years. November’s jobless rate is at 6.7 percent, down from 6.9 percent in October. At the same time, though, the state lost 6,800 non-farm jobs last month. John Fougere is with the Missouri Department of Economic Development. “There’ll be blips from time to time, but we never focus on any one month of data when it comes to the number of jobs gained or lost, but instead the overall trend," Fougere said. "Right now the overall trend of Missouri’s economy appears to be positive.” Missouri’s November rate is one full percentage point below the national rate of 7.7 percent. Fougere says it’s the 39th month in a row that Missouri’s unemployment rate has been lower than the nation’s unemployment rate. “The state has created about 31,000 net new jobs since last December…with the unemployment rate plummeting as it has, now, it’s down three full percentage point since 2009," Fougere said. "Missouri’s labor force is growing now -- we’ve had 21,000 return to the labor force in the past three months, so that’s going in the right direction as well.” Follow Marshall Griffin and St. Louis Public Radio on Twitter: @MarshallGReport @stlpublicradio

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Missouri added about 6,000 jobs in April as its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down slightly.Figures released Tuesday by the state Department…

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A decrease in the percent of Missourians who are unemployed has led to the cancellation of the extended benefits unemployment program. Missouri’s…

Missourians are no longer eligible for the Extended Benefit (EB) unemployment program because the States unemployment rate has dropped. The program allows…

The jobless rate for veterans remains high, but a Missouri program is making inroads in changing that.The program is known as Show-Me Heroes. The…