Archive for Kansas City
Payrolls drop as Missouri misses release dates
As the jobless rate climbed, the state failed again to hit the scheduled release date for the jobs data.
Labor force drops in metro areas across Missouri
Out of eight metropolitan areas across the state, the labor force increased in only two markets.
Missouri follows national trend for foreclosures
Similar to national results, foreclosures increased in two out of three metropolitan areas in the state.
Missouri ranks fifth for lower jobless claims
Fewer workers were sent home without a job, placing Missouri in the top five across the country.
Missouri among top states for corporate welfare
States are using an increasing amount of money withheld from workers’ paychecks for subsidies, and Missouri is among the nation’s top offenders.
Kansas City ranks in top 10 for metro economy
The local economic ranking of almost every metropolitan area across Missouri increased.
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Unemployment rate drops in every metro area
With jobless rates falling in every metropolitan area across Missouri, the labor market is showing signs of improvement.
Update: Feds call property leasing data ‘misleading’
Is the federal government spending millions of dollars for property in Missouri it barely uses?
New jobs increase faster than labor force drops
More people started new jobs during April than left the labor force for the first time this year.
