Missouri loses 10,600 jobs in September as unemployment rate ticks up to 3.6% - Kirksville Daily Express

Missouri employers shed 10,600 nonfarm payroll jobs in September, and the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 3.6%, according to the monthly jobs report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. Despite the monthly dip, the state has 28,400 more jobs than it did in September 2025, and the unemployment rate is three-tenths of a point lower than a year ago, when it stood at 3.9%. Missouri’s rate also remains below the national unemployment rate of 4.2%. The state’s rate has been at or below the national rate for more than 11 years, according to the report. Private employers accounted for the September decline, cutting 10,700 jobs, while government employment rose by 100.