Article: Big loss of jobs is shown for area.

Byline: Gail Appleson

Jan. 5--Government statistics showed that St. Louis suffered the country's second-worst number of job losses for the year ended in November, but local experts questioned the accuracy of the figure and said employment figures might show a slight increase when revised.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the St. Louis metropolitan area lost 3,300 jobs. While St. Louis came in second nationally, the estimated loss here was dwarfed by the 26,400 jobs that disappeared in the Detroit area. The report said Flint, Mich., was third with the loss of 3,100 jobs.

While it might sound like depressing news for ...

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