Politics & Government
Florissant Unemployment Rates Look Slightly Lower
For 2011, the city looks to have a lower unemployment rate than last year but still higher than the state and county areas.
Recently released unemployment data for the City of Florissant shows a slight decline in the month-to-month unemployment rate for 2011 compared to 2010.
Preliminary data for Florissant in September shows an unemployment rate of 8.8 compared to 9.9 in 2010. Last year, Florissant had a 10.1 unemployment rate, which is a slight increase from the 2009 annual rate of 9.8, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics.
However, the city’s unemployment remains steadily higher than the rate for the state as well as the metropolitan area.
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For September, Missouri had a statewide unemployment rate of 8.3, while the St. Louis County area had a rate of 8.4.
For 2010, Missouri and St. Louis County had an annual unemployment rate of 9.6 and 9.4, respectively.
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The breakdown for Florissant in 2011 as well as the past few years looks like this:
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual 2008 5.5 5.2 5.5 4.6 5.4 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 7.0 6.0 2009 9.1 9.7 9.8 8.6 9.4 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.8 2010 10.7 11.0 10.8 9.9 9.7 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.6 10.1 2011 9.9 9.9 9.5 8.8 9.0 9.2 8.6 9.1 8.8 Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsGet more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.