Missouri includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL
• Columbia, MO
• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
• Jefferson City, MO
• Joplin, MO
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Springfield, MO
• St. Joseph, MO-KS
• St. Louis, MO-IL

How to View PDF Files

Inflation & Consumer Spending

Consumer Price Index

News Releases

• Kansas City (Semiannual) (HTML) (PDF)
• St. Louis (Semiannual) (HTML) (PDF)
• Midwest Region (HTML) (PDF)

Data Tables

CPI data is available on a monthly basis for the U.S., Midwest Region and the West Region and semi-annually for the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Denver areas.

• Current Issue CPI Data Summary (Blue Card)
• Previous Issues (2000-present)

Historical data tables for the CPI-U and CPI-W, all items, (1982-84=100)

• Midwest Region (HTML)
• Annual averages U.S., Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis (HTML)

CPI Technical Information

• CPI Frequently Asked Questions
• How to Escalate Contracts Using the CPI
• Revision in January to August 2000 CPI Data -- 9/28/2000
• 1999 Planned change in the Consumer Price Index formula
• 1998 CPI Revision - Brief Description
• 1998 CPI Revision - Detailed Documents

Consumer Expenditure Survey

• Regional Data Tables (HTML) (PDF)

CEX Technical Information

• CEX Frequently Asked Questions

Employment & Unemployment

News Releases

• Nonfarm Employment — Kansas City, Mo-Ks. MSA (Quarterly) (HTML) (PDF)
• Unemployment — West North Central Census Division and States (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)
• Union Membership in Missouri (HTML) (PDF)
• Minimum Wage Workers in Missouri: 2007 (HTML) (PDF)
• Mass Layoffs in Missouri — 2010 (HTML) (PDF)
• Measures of Labor Underutilization, Missouri — 2010 (HTML) (PDF)

Tables of Data

• Missouri
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
  • Columbia, MO
  • Jefferson City, MO
  • Joplin, MO-KS
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Springfield, MO
  • St. Joseph, MO-KS
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic orgin
• Rankings by Unemployment Rates for all States
• Rankings by Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

Employment Technical Information

• CPS Frequently Asked Questions
• CES Frequently Asked Questions
• LAUS Frequently Asked Questions

Pay and Benefits

Current Population Survey

News Releases

• Women's Earnings in Missouri (HTML) (PDF)

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

News Releases

• County Employment and Wages – Missouri (HTML) (PDF)

CEW Technical Information

• CEW Frequently Asked Questions

Compensation Costs

News Releases

• Employment Cost Index – Quarterly Regional Report (HTML) (PDF)
• Employer Costs For Employee Compensation – Quarterly Regional Report (HTML) (PDF)

Data Tables

• Average Hourly Earnings in Mining and Manufacturing

Compensation Costs Technical Information

• Compensation Costs Frequently Asked Questions
• EBS Frequently Asked Questions

National Compensation Survey

News Releases

• Kansas City, MO-KS (HTML) (PDF)
• Springfield, MO (HTML) (PDF)
• St. Louis, MO-IL (HTML) (PDF)

Tables of Data

• To view pay tables and information on the areas listed above or to search for additional localities, click here.

NCS Technical Information

• NCS Frequently Asked Questions

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

News Releases

• Columbia, Mo. (HTML) (PDF)
• Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. (HTML) (PDF)
• St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. (HTML) (PDF)
• Springfield, Mo. (HTML) (PDF)

Safety and Health

Occupational Injury and Fatality Statistics

• Mountain-Plains Occupational Injury and Fatality Chart Package

News Releases

• Fatal Occupational Injuries in Missouri – 2004 (PDF)

Safety and Health Technical Information

• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

• Consumer Price Indexes FAQ
• Consumer Expenditure Survey FAQ
• State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings FAQ
• Mass Layoff Statistics FAQ
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics FAQ
• Compensation Cost Trends FAQ
• National Compensation Survey FAQ
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities FAQ

Ways To Obtain Data

• Telephone Hotlines
  CPI Hotline: Recorded CPI messages available 24 hours a day.

(816) 285-7000 menu option 1

• Library
  

  Telephone: The Economic Analysis & Information staff is available for phone assistance from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Central Time at (816) 285-7000, menu option 0.

  Location: The office is open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and is located at:

  Bureau of Labor Statistics Two Pershing Square Building 2300 Main Street, Suite 1190 Kansas City, MO 64108

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