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DED releases August 2017 Jobs Report

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – According to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the state’s unemployment rate for August was 4.0 percent.

Missouri’s nonfarm payroll employment for August is still at a record high with 2,900,600 jobs. For the full labor report featuring industries that experienced employment gains and losses over the month, visithttps://www.missourieconomy.org/pdfs/industry_aug17.pdf.