by admin | Jun 28, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Missouri has until Friday to submit a proposal to satisfy the U.S. Labor Department that the State is on track to paying back $380-Million in unemployment benefits money borrowed from the federal government. And, State officials expect that proposal will be presented...
by admin | Jun 10, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Preliminary unemployment statistics for May have been released by the State Economic Development Department. And, the figures show May’s jobless rate was a seasonally adjusted 5.6 percent, the same as in April. The current rate is also the same as it was a year...
by admin | Apr 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
The construction of railroads in Missouri was a tedious process, interrupted by weather, wars, and bankruptcy. Sixteen years after the first rail was laid in St. Louis, one railroad finally reached its destination, Springfield. Along the way were bankrupt men, a near...
by admin | Mar 10, 2005 | Politics / Govt
There is good news on Missouri’s employment front. The state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February decreased by three-tenths of a point to 5.7 percent and non-farm payroll employment grew by more that 10,000 jobs....
by admin | Oct 25, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Unemployment dropped in September. The unemployment rate fell from 5.7-percent in August to 5.4-percent in September. More than 10,000 jobs were created during the month, continuing a trend of job growth this year, according to State Economic Development spokesman Jim...
