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Jobless rates up for many northeast Missouri counties
Posted: 01.24.2012 at 7:53 PM
Updated: 01.25.2012 at 6:50 AM
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The new unemployment figures are out for Northeast Missouri, and they aren’t good.

The state says the number of people without work for December rose in nine of 10 counties.

Click here to view the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website for more information.

Lewis County was the only place that saw a drop, albeit a slight one.

The biggest jump was in Shelby County, where the rate went from six percent in November to nine percent in December.

Clark, Macon, Monroe, Pike and Ralls counties also saw significant increases.

The rise was less severe in Marion, Knox and Scotland counties. The city of Hannibal also saw a rise in unemployment between November and December.

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