Missouri jobless hits 8.7 percent, sheds 11,000 jobs

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | 9:53 a.m. CDT
BY The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri shed nearly 11,000 jobs last month as the state's unemployment rate climbed.

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Job figures released yesterday by the state Department of Economic Development show that Missouri's jobless rate in March increased to 8.7 percent from 8.3 percent in February.

The state lost 2,500 construction jobs and 4,800 manufacturing jobs, along with losses in several other sectors. But 1,900 retail trade jobs were added in March.

Missouri's unemployment rate has escalated in nine of the last 10 months. The March unemployment rate is the state's highest since December 1983.

 

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Charles Dudley Jr April 14, 2009 | 1:49 p.m.

And it is only going to get worse still.

Thank you Bush for allowing the outsourcing American Jobs by your rich political friends you b@#$$%^&*!

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