Missouri non-farm payroll employment decreased slightly from March to April 2022, and the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point.

A press release says seasonally-adjusted employment decreased by 5,300 jobs over the month. Private industry employment decreased by 4,200 jobs and government employment declined by 1,100 jobs.

The state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in April, down from 3.6 percent in March 2022.

Over the year, there was an increase of 76,000 jobs from April 2021 to April 2022, and the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 1.3 percentage points, from 4.7 percent in April 2021 to 3.4 percent in April 2022.