The Missouri Economic Research and Information Center has released its November 2023 jobs report.

Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 5,900 jobs in November 2023, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 5,600 jobs, and government employment increased by 300 jobs.

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in November 2023, up from 3.1 percent in October 2023.

Over the year, there was an increase of 40,700 jobs from November 2022 to November 2023. Missouri’s unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in November 2023, half a percentage point lower than the national rate of 3.7 percent. Missouri’s unemployment rate has been at or below the national rate for more than eight years.