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“When you look at our economy, you see a lot of good things—low unemployment, job growth, wage growth,” Governor Mike Parson said. “But when you look at what’s happening in our neighboring states, you see that we could be doing a lot better. We believe these changes will move Missouri forward. This is how we become the best in the Midwest.”
Missouri’s rate has now been lower than the corresponding U.S. rate, which was 3.9 percent in December, for 44 consecutive months.
Missouri’s rate has now been lower than the corresponding U.S. rate, which was 3.7 percent in November, for 43 consecutive months.
The Department of Economic Development announced Friday that it would award $7.57 million through its Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) to nonprofits across Missouri for community development projects.

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