EmploymentUnemployment Rate

• Virginia led the nation in 2000 with 2.2% unemployment followed by Connecticut and South Dakota.

• Several states in the top ten had the same unemployment rate pushing Missouri to 15th.

• County unemployment rates in Missouri continue to vary widely.

Missouri and Surrounding States 2000

Office of Research and Planning

http://www.missourieconomy.org/

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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