Crawford County Unemployment Falls To 8.3 Percent

Crawford County’s unemployment rate fell a full point from May to June, going from 9.3 percent to 8.3 percent.

Initial unemployment claims also dropped by nearly 100 — from 432 in May to 338 in June.

The unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent in April — and eight-year high — as non-essential businesses were forced to close at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There were 941 initial claims.

Crawford County saw a slight rebound in May, going down to 9.3 percent.

Initial claims dropped by more than half to 432.

Unemployment initially spiked in March. That month there were 554 claims and the rate jumped from 4.7 percent to 5.8 percent.

Despite unemployment rates returning to levels not seen in nearly a decade, Crawford County has not suffered revenue-wise.

Federal unemployment insurance of $600 per week was paid out, along with a round of recovery checks totaling $1,200 per person.

That appeared to boost local spending and the county has already collected more than half its projected revenue in 2020.

Extended unemployment ran out in July.

Counties

Franklin County saw a 2.5 point drop in its unemployment rate, falling from 10.9 percent to 8.4 percent.

Gasconade County dropped from 9.7 percent to 8.2 percent.

Washington County went from 10.5 percent to 9.1 percent and saw its initial claims fall to 262 from 383.

Iron County’s rate decreased from 9.8 percent to 8.4 percent. After three straight months of triple-digit initial claims, June’s claims dropped to 92 from 120.

Phelps County remains one of the strongest, going from 6.1 percent to 6 percent.

The pandemic hasn’t seemed to impact Phelps County as much. While the county did report 1,449 initial claims in April and a rise in the unemployment rate to 6.6, it has dropped two consecutive months.

State

Missouri’s unemployment rate dropped 2.2 percent in June and stood at 7.9 percent.

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