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News Releases:
Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2024

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in February.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area – February 2024

Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.6 percent for the two months ending in February 2024 .

Feb
26
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Missouri — 2023

In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 5.5 percent in Missouri.

Missouri Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)3,099.0 (r)3,099.3 (r)3,100.3 (r)3,099.0 (r)3,099.2 (p)3,098.9

Employment(1)

(r)3,000.5 (r)2,998.6 (r)2,998.4 (r)2,997.6 (r)2,998.3 (p)2,997.3

Unemployment(1)

(r)98.5 (r)100.7 (r)101.9 (r)101.4 (r)100.9 (p)101.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.2 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

2,968.3 2,978.3 2,989.2 2,995.2 3,000.6 (p)2,999.8

12-month % change

1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 (p)1.4

Mining and Logging(3)

4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 (p)4.6

12-month % change

0.0 -2.2 0.0 2.3 2.3 (p)4.5

Construction(3)

143.0 143.7 143.0 144.7 145.3 (p)145.3

12-month % change

2.1 2.4 1.9 2.9 3.6 (p)1.5

Manufacturing(3)

281.2 287.7 284.1 285.5 286.4 (p)283.7

12-month % change

-1.3 0.6 -0.8 -0.6 -0.3 (p)-1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

560.5 562.0 562.9 563.9 566.3 (p)562.9

12-month % change

0.6 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 (p)0.8

Information(3)

48.9 48.7 48.6 48.8 49.3 (p)49.4

12-month % change

0.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 (p)0.4

Financial Activities(3)

183.5 183.1 186.0 186.3 187.7 (p)189.1

12-month % change

-0.3 -0.5 1.2 1.4 2.3 (p)3.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

380.1 380.0 379.0 376.0 374.2 (p)378.5

12-month % change

-1.3 -1.8 -1.5 -2.0 -2.4 (p)-1.4

Education & Health Services(3)

509.7 510.2 513.9 515.2 516.2 (p)515.8

12-month % change

4.1 4.0 4.7 4.8 5.0 (p)3.3

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

308.4 309.6 315.9 318.6 319.6 (p)320.5

12-month % change

2.7 2.7 4.4 4.7 5.4 (p)4.6

Other Services(3)

115.2 115.4 116.2 115.9 115.3 (p)114.7

12-month % change

1.9 1.6 2.4 2.0 1.3 (p)0.3

Government(3)

433.4 433.5 435.1 435.8 435.8 (p)435.3

12-month % change

1.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 (p)1.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Fayetteville, AR-MO, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Kansas City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Springfield, MO, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
St. Louis Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Missouri — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Kansas City Area Employment — August 2023 Employment News Release Sep 2023
Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2023 Employment News Release Oct 2023
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2020
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2024
County Employment and Wages in Missouri — Third Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index, Kansas City – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area – February 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2024
Minimum Wage Workers in Missouri – 2012 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2013
Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbia — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kansas City — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Louis — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
West North Central Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Union Members in Missouri – 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Women’s Earnings in Missouri – 2022 Pay News Release Feb 2024
Annual Average Percent Changes U.S., St. Louis, and Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Feb 2024
Kansas City, MO-KS, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
St. Louis, MO-IL, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cape Girardeau — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Jefferson City — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Joplin — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area — 2021–22 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2023
Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2023 Employment News Release Jan 2024