Mo. sees biggest employment gains in Sept.

Last month, Missouri saw the largest over-the-month gains in the level of employment in the nation, new data show.

Missouri gained 3,800 workers, from 2,783,800 employees in August to 2,787,600 in September, according to statistics released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Unemployment in Missouri dropped from 6.7 to 6.4 percent, which still higher than September 2007’s rate of 5.3 percent.

In September, Rhode Island and Michigan posted the highest jobless rates, 8.8 and 8.7 percent, respectively.

The national unemployment rate was unchanged in September at 6.1 percent but was up from 4.7 percent a year earlier.