A new report released Friday showed that after 7,700 Missourians lost their jobs last month and the state’s unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 6.4 percent – the highest mark in at least a decade. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, there are more Missourians out of work now (192,892) than at any point in time since 1984.
“Clearly, Missouri’s economy is quickly moving in the wrong direction,” said Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeremiah “Jay” Nixon.
“We must invest in job-training programs to make sure that our workers have the skills needed to compete in a 21st-Century economy.”
The St. Louis American had not received a press release from either Republican candidate Kenny Hulshof or Gov. Matt Blunt on the unemployment rate, and one was also not seen on the governor’s website or Hulshof’s campaign website.