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Nov
05
Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2024

From December 2023 to March 2024, gross job gains in private-sector establishments in Missouri were 143,939, while gross job losses were 133,471, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
28
Consumer Expenditures for the Denver Metropolitan Area — 2022–23

Households in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, metropolitan area spent an average of $94,236 per year in 2022–23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
28
Consumer Expenditures in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area — 2022–23

Households in the St. Louis, MO-IL, metropolitan area spent an average of $73,715 per year in 2022–23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
24
Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2024

Kansas had 74,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 63,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
18
Women’s Earnings in Missouri – 2023

In 2023, Missouri women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $915, significantly below the $1,091 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.

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