by admin | Dec 1, 2000 | News
Missouri’s unemployment rate edged up in October to 3.1%, but a state labor analyst says Missouri’s economy remains strong. Noel Blythe with the State Economic Development Department points out that, even in the two big cities, unemployment rates remain...
by admin | Oct 30, 2000 | News
Layoffs in the tourism and construction industries are credited with the slight increase in unemployment in Missouri last month. The September figure is 2.9%, up .1% from August, but the same as September of 1999. Analyst Holly Harber with the department of economic...
by admin | Sep 25, 2000 | News
Missouri unemployment is holding steady again. State joblessness in August remained 2.8%, the same rate as in July and June. State Labor Analyst Noel Blythe says the statistics this summer bucked a trend, when unemployment usually rises slightly. Kansas City also has...
by admin | Aug 4, 2000 | News
The Maytag Company will be closing part of its operations in Jefferson City and putting as many as 400 people out of work. Jefferson City Mayor Tom Rackers says it was something the city council could do nothing about. Higher costs are being blamed for the layoffs....
by admin | Jul 31, 2000 | News
Looking behind the unemployment figures tells us some things about what’s happening in the Missouri job market. The highest unemployment rates in the state are in Wayne, Iron, and Washington Counties, all near or at 6% unemployed. State Labor Analyst Noel Blythe...
