St. Louis, MO Unemployment Rate

Submitted by GetAJob on 3/02/11 1:48pm

According to the most recent information gathered at the City of St. Louis, Mo. Website, the unemployment rate (as of December 2010 - the most recent national statistics available) has been hovering around 9.1%, which is worse than the national average of 6.9% , and is closer to that "scary" 10% mark than anyone who is looking for work might want to see.

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