Missouri's unemployment rate drops

Intro:	The unemployment rate in Missouri drops to the lowest since June 2008 as the holiday season gets underway. Michael Lindquist has more from the state Capitol.
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Wrap: It's the largest drop in unemployment Missouri has seen all year and the lowest unemployment rate since June 2008.

The October 20-14 jobs report shows the unemployment rate dropped from six point three percent to five point nine percent.

The Director of Communications for Missouri's Economic Development department says it's a big deal:

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Description: "This has been a great year for us, so we're starting to not only maintain our business community here but we're also recruiting and attracting the investments from businesses around the country and around the world."

She says long-term projections say unemployment will continue to decrease but says in the short-term, due to winter weather, employment in industries like construction will decrease.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	Just as the holiday season get underway, Missouri sees the largest drop in unemployment since June 2008.
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Wrap: The October 20-14 jobs report shows the unemployment rate dropped from six point three percent to five point nine percent.

Amy Susan is the director of communications for Missouri's Department of Economic Development. She says this year is one for the history books.

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Description: "In Missouri, we've actually experienced our best year in economic development ever in the state for our history in Missouri, so that's a big deal for us investment-wise and job numbers, this has been a great year for us."

The last time the unemployment rate increased was in March 2014, when it rose to six point seven percent. Since then, it has slowly shrunk almost a full percent with the largest decrease happening in October.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	October brought the lowest unemployment rate Missouri has seen since June 2008.
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Wrap: The October 20-14 jobs report shows the unemployment rate dropped from six point three percent to five point nine percent.

Amy Susan is the director of communications for Missouri's Department of Economic Development and she says long-term projections show unemployment will continue to fall in Missouri but says in the short-term, due to winter weather, employment in industries like construction will decrease.

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Description: "We are, as we head into the winter season, as we all know, construction typically they reach their peak in the spring, summer, and fall as we head into winter, more of those folks will, most likely, have to seek alternative work as construction kind of takes a seasonal low at that time."

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.