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Missouri's unemployment rate increased in June after staying the same for months.
The state's jobless rate last month was 2.6%, according to a news release from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. The data is seasonally adjusted.
The jobless rate was 2.5% in May, April and March. Rates were 2.6% in February and 2.7% in January, according to past reporting.
Missouri's nonfarm payroll ranks rose by 10,000 jobs in June compared with a revised May figure, according to the release.
Private-industry employment increased by 9,200 jobs and government employment jumped by 800 jobs month over month.
Plaza Shopping Center gained an arcade with the March 1 opening of The Flying Lap LLC; the repurposing of space operated by Burrell Behavioral Health resulted in the March 18 opening of the company’s second autism center; and a group of downtown business owners teamed up to reopen J.O.B. Public House.