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23-2325-KAN
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

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Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2023

From December 2022 to March 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Missouri were 159,576, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 126,409, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 33,167 jobs in the private sector during the first quarter of 2023. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 5,165. (See chart 1.)


The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the first quarter of 2023, gross job gains represented 6.5 percent of private-sector employment in Missouri; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 6.2 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Missouri, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 129,269 in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 11,021 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 30,307 jobs gained in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 1,935 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the first quarter of 2023, gross job losses represented 5.1 percent of private-sector employment in Missouri; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.4 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Missouri, contracting establishments lost 101,141 jobs in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 11,882 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 25,268 jobs, a decrease of 3,164 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 10 of the 11 industry sectors in Missouri in the first quarter of 2023. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 10,413 jobs. This was the result of 30,485 gross job gains and 20,072 gross job losses. The education and health services industry had a net gain of 10,402 jobs. Transportation and warehousing showed a net loss of 1,299 jobs, the only loss of any sector in the state.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at www.bls.gov/bdm/.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Second Quarter 2023 are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.

Revisions to Business Employment Dynamics (BED) Data

Data in this release contain annual revisions in accordance with standard procedures. These revisions include the previous four quarters of not seasonally adjusted data and five years of seasonally adjusted data.


Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records. Most employers in the U.S. are required to file quarterly reports on the employment and wages of workers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) laws, and to pay quarterly UI taxes. The QCEW is based largely on quarterly UI reports which are sent by businesses to the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). These UI reports are supplemented by two additional BLS data collections to render administrative data into economic statistics. Together these data comprise the QCEW and form the basis of the Bureau’s establishment universe sampling frame.

In the BED program, the QCEW records are linked across quarters to provide a longitudinal history for each establishment. The linkage process allows the tracking of net employment changes at the establishment level, which in turn allows the estimation of jobs gained at opening and expanding units and jobs lost at closing and contracting units.

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all businesses in the economy. BED statistics track these changes in employment at private business establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The difference between the number of gross jobs gained and the number of gross jobs lost is the net change in employment.

Gross job gains and gross job losses are expressed as rates by dividing their levels by the average of employment in the current and previous quarters. The rates are calculated for the components of gross job gains and gross job losses and then summed to form their respective totals. These rates can be added and subtracted just as their levels can. For instance, the difference between the gross job gains rate and the gross job losses rate is the net growth rate.

The formal definitions of employment changes are as follows:

Openings. These are either units with positive third month employment for the first time in the current quarter, with no links to the prior quarter, or with positive third month employment in the current quarter following zero employment in the previous quarter.

Expansions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net increase in employment over this period.

Closings. These are units with positive third month employment in the previous quarter and either not reported, or reported with zero employment, in the current quarter.

Contractions. These are units with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, with a net decrease in employment over this period.

The full Technical Note for the Business Employment Dynamics program, which includes information on coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the current quarterly news release online at www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.htm.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Missouri, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains and losses
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Mar.
2022
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
Mar.
2022
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023

Total private (1)

Gross job gains

154,575 151,296 164,580 146,620 159,576 6.5 6.2 6.8 6.1 6.5

At expanding establishments

126,793 116,553 136,319 118,248 129,269 5.3 4.8 5.6 4.9 5.3

At opening establishments

27,782 34,743 28,261 28,372 30,307 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2

Gross job losses

130,685 142,646 153,783 141,455 126,409 5.4 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.1

At contracting establishments

106,695 127,735 113,898 113,023 101,141 4.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.1

At closing establishments

23,990 14,911 39,885 28,432 25,268 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.2 1.0

Net employment change (2)

23,890 8,650 10,797 5,165 33,167 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.4

Construction

Gross job gains

12,156 11,536 11,671 11,891 12,897 8.7 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.0

At expanding establishments

9,466 9,077 9,337 9,370 10,000 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.7 7.0

At opening establishments

2,690 2,459 2,334 2,521 2,897 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0

Gross job losses

10,889 9,976 12,386 10,457 9,715 7.9 7.1 9.0 7.5 6.8

At contracting establishments

8,728 8,656 9,108 7,971 7,600 6.3 6.2 6.6 5.7 5.3

At closing establishments

2,161 1,320 3,278 2,486 2,115 1.6 0.9 2.4 1.8 1.5

Net employment change (2)

1,267 1,560 -715 1,434 3,182 0.8 1.2 -0.6 1.0 2.2

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

11,192 9,601 11,280 9,349 8,285 4.0 3.4 4.0 3.2 2.9

At expanding establishments

10,552 8,718 10,225 8,665 7,445 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.0 2.6

At opening establishments

640 883 1,055 684 840 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3

Gross job losses

6,148 7,841 7,755 7,619 7,906 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8

At contracting establishments

5,557 7,103 6,617 6,822 7,163 2.0 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.5

At closing establishments

591 738 1,138 797 743 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3

Net employment change (2)

5,044 1,760 3,525 1,730 379 1.8 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.1

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

6,012 6,320 6,251 6,314 5,849 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.7

At expanding establishments

5,048 4,945 5,440 5,454 5,015 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0

At opening establishments

964 1,375 811 860 834 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.7

Gross job losses

4,835 5,644 5,442 4,814 5,279 3.9 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.2

At contracting establishments

3,826 4,904 4,004 4,009 4,059 3.1 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.2

At closing establishments

1,009 740 1,438 805 1,220 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.6 1.0

Net employment change (2)

1,177 676 809 1,500 570 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.5

Retail trade

Gross job gains

19,845 16,537 17,655 15,712 18,642 6.6 5.4 5.8 5.2 6.2

At expanding establishments

18,108 14,130 15,366 13,717 16,052 6.0 4.6 5.0 4.5 5.3

At opening establishments

1,737 2,407 2,289 1,995 2,590 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9

Gross job losses

12,699 20,841 19,830 17,334 13,426 4.2 6.8 6.5 5.7 4.4

At contracting establishments

11,120 19,823 17,154 15,237 11,823 3.7 6.5 5.6 5.0 3.9

At closing establishments

1,579 1,018 2,676 2,097 1,603 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.5

Net employment change (2)

7,146 -4,304 -2,175 -1,622 5,216 2.4 -1.4 -0.7 -0.5 1.8

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

6,316 6,085 6,449 9,428 6,578 5.6 5.6 5.9 8.5 5.9

At expanding establishments

5,487 5,142 5,225 8,291 5,360 4.9 4.7 4.8 7.5 4.8

At opening establishments

829 943 1,224 1,137 1,218 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1

Gross job losses

8,750 7,008 6,691 6,574 7,877 7.8 6.4 6.1 5.9 7.1

At contracting establishments

8,075 6,539 5,338 5,456 6,943 7.2 6.0 4.9 4.9 6.3

At closing establishments

675 469 1,353 1,118 934 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.0 0.8

Net employment change (2)

-2,434 -923 -242 2,854 -1,299 -2.2 -0.8 -0.2 2.6 -1.2

Information

Gross job gains

2,621 2,724 3,261 2,490 2,142 5.5 5.7 6.7 5.1 4.4

At expanding establishments

1,940 2,040 2,596 1,953 1,490 4.1 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.1

At opening establishments

681 684 665 537 652 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.3

Gross job losses

1,825 2,438 3,064 2,792 2,006 3.8 5.1 6.3 5.7 4.2

At contracting establishments

1,380 2,231 2,150 2,144 1,539 2.9 4.7 4.4 4.4 3.2

At closing establishments

445 207 914 648 467 0.9 0.4 1.9 1.3 1.0

Net employment change (2)

796 286 197 -302 136 1.7 0.6 0.4 -0.6 0.2

Financial activities

Gross job gains

11,256 9,129 9,276 8,102 10,897 6.5 5.2 5.3 4.6 6.2

At expanding establishments

8,634 6,960 7,155 6,490 8,830 5.0 4.0 4.1 3.7 5.0

At opening establishments

2,622 2,169 2,121 1,612 2,067 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2

Gross job losses

9,354 7,922 8,849 9,727 9,134 5.4 4.6 5.0 5.5 5.2

At contracting establishments

7,457 6,936 6,207 7,896 6,695 4.3 4.0 3.5 4.5 3.8

At closing establishments

1,897 986 2,642 1,831 2,439 1.1 0.6 1.5 1.0 1.4

Net employment change (2)

1,902 1,207 427 -1,625 1,763 1.1 0.6 0.3 -0.9 1.0

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

27,276 28,054 32,537 25,643 25,994 7.2 7.3 8.5 6.6 6.7

At expanding establishments

22,157 20,642 26,072 19,739 20,492 5.8 5.4 6.8 5.1 5.3

At opening establishments

5,119 7,412 6,465 5,904 5,502 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4

Gross job losses

25,960 24,946 28,237 28,041 25,245 6.9 6.6 7.3 7.3 6.6

At contracting establishments

20,724 21,696 19,981 22,354 19,930 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.8 5.2

At closing establishments

5,236 3,250 8,256 5,687 5,315 1.4 0.9 2.1 1.5 1.4

Net employment change (2)

1,316 3,108 4,300 -2,398 749 0.3 0.7 1.2 -0.7 0.1

Education and health services

Gross job gains

23,276 24,976 26,409 22,267 29,068 5.1 5.6 5.8 4.8 6.3

At expanding establishments

16,850 15,666 21,430 15,771 22,555 3.7 3.5 4.7 3.4 4.9

At opening establishments

6,426 9,310 4,979 6,496 6,513 1.4 2.1 1.1 1.4 1.4

Gross job losses

21,131 20,935 25,409 22,323 18,666 4.7 4.6 5.6 4.8 4.0

At contracting establishments

14,990 18,194 14,002 14,773 12,642 3.3 4.0 3.1 3.2 2.7

At closing establishments

6,141 2,741 11,407 7,550 6,024 1.4 0.6 2.5 1.6 1.3

Net employment change (2)

2,145 4,041 1,000 -56 10,402 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.0 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

26,967 28,412 31,728 27,435 30,485 9.1 9.6 10.7 9.1 9.8

At expanding establishments

22,505 23,136 27,072 22,413 25,169 7.6 7.8 9.1 7.4 8.1

At opening establishments

4,462 5,276 4,656 5,022 5,316 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7

Gross job losses

22,023 28,778 28,748 24,329 20,072 7.4 9.7 9.6 8.1 6.5

At contracting establishments

19,259 26,128 23,993 20,452 17,259 6.5 8.8 8.0 6.8 5.6

At closing establishments

2,764 2,650 4,755 3,877 2,813 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.3 0.9

Net employment change (2)

4,944 -366 2,980 3,106 10,413 1.7 -0.1 1.1 1.0 3.3

Other services (3)

Gross job gains

5,893 5,909 6,047 5,523 6,528 8.3 8.2 8.3 7.6 8.9

At expanding establishments

4,585 4,392 4,753 4,312 5,008 6.5 6.1 6.5 5.9 6.8

At opening establishments

1,308 1,517 1,294 1,211 1,520 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.1

Gross job losses

4,877 4,633 5,612 5,601 5,030 6.9 6.4 7.7 7.6 6.8

At contracting establishments

3,703 3,994 3,929 4,417 3,753 5.2 5.5 5.4 6.0 5.1

At closing establishments

1,174 639 1,683 1,184 1,277 1.7 0.9 2.3 1.6 1.7

Net employment change (2)

1,016 1,276 435 -78 1,498 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.0 2.1

(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately.
(2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information.
(3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Mar.
2022
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
Mar.
2022
June
2022
Sept.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023

United States(1)

6.7 6.6 6.9 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.4

Alabama

6.4 6.6 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.5

Alaska

10.2 10.2 8.5 10.9 10.4 9.5 9.0 10.4 9.2 8.0

Arizona

6.7 6.5 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.7 6.3 5.5 6.0 5.4

Arkansas

6.3 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.0

California

7.3 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.7 6.2 6.6 6.4

Colorado

7.5 7.3 7.0 7.6 7.2 6.3 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.5

Connecticut

6.3 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.1 5.3 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.3

Delaware

7.3 6.5 8.6 7.0 6.7 5.5 6.9 6.2 7.5 5.2

District of Columbia

6.1 6.1 7.2 5.6 5.9 5.1 6.3 5.0 5.5 4.8

Florida

6.5 7.5 7.8 6.2 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.6

Georgia

7.7 6.8 7.1 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.8

Hawaii

6.3 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.0

Idaho

8.6 7.1 7.8 8.4 7.9 6.2 8.4 7.5 6.9 7.5

Illinois

6.3 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.8

Indiana

5.9 5.7 6.4 5.7 5.5 4.9 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0

Iowa

6.5 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.4 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.4

Kansas

6.4 6.5 7.4 6.3 6.1 5.5 7.1 5.5 5.6 5.4

Kentucky

6.7 6.3 6.6 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.5 5.4 5.3 4.9

Louisiana

6.7 6.7 6.9 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.4 5.7 6.2 5.6

Maine

8.5 7.2 7.6 7.4 7.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.8 6.2

Maryland

6.7 6.5 7.4 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.0 6.9 5.6

Massachusetts

6.8 6.1 6.2 5.5 5.8 5.1 5.5 6.1 5.8 4.7

Michigan

6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.7 4.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.9

Minnesota

6.2 6.4 6.5 5.9 5.7 5.4 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.9

Mississippi

6.3 6.6 7.2 6.8 6.1 6.2 6.7 6.3 6.2 5.7

Missouri

6.5 6.2 6.8 6.1 6.5 5.4 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.1

Montana

9.3 8.2 8.7 9.2 8.7 7.6 9.1 7.8 7.8 7.1

Nebraska

6.8 6.4 7.1 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.1

Nevada

6.8 6.9 7.4 6.4 6.2 5.5 5.7 5.8 6.1 5.7

New Hampshire

7.7 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.0 5.6 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9

New Jersey

7.1 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.1 5.7 6.2 6.4 5.9 5.7

New Mexico

7.6 6.7 8.0 6.7 6.8 6.2 7.1 5.9 6.2 5.9

New York

6.8 7.1 6.6 5.9 6.5 5.4 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.1

North Carolina

6.6 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.4 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.3

North Dakota

7.5 6.9 7.6 6.4 7.6 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.7 5.6

Ohio

6.4 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 4.9 5.9 5.5 5.7 4.9

Oklahoma

6.4 6.7 7.4 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.9 5.3

Oregon

7.6 6.0 6.7 6.5 7.3 5.6 7.0 6.0 6.2 6.1

Pennsylvania

6.3 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 4.8 5.6 5.1 5.2 4.6

Rhode Island

7.9 7.1 6.7 6.9 7.5 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.4 5.9

South Carolina

7.1 6.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.6 6.2 5.8

South Dakota

7.7 6.6 7.3 6.5 7.2 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.5 5.9

Tennessee

6.6 6.2 7.0 5.8 5.9 4.8 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.0

Texas

6.3 6.6 7.2 6.2 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.0

Utah

7.9 7.0 7.5 6.9 7.0 5.9 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.2

Vermont

8.8 7.5 7.2 7.8 8.2 6.4 7.6 7.8 7.0 6.0

Virginia

6.6 6.5 7.5 6.2 6.2 5.8 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.2

Washington

7.3 7.0 7.2 5.9 6.4 5.4 7.2 6.3 5.3 5.5

West Virginia

7.4 6.7 8.1 6.6 7.1 6.1 8.0 6.9 6.4 5.3

Wisconsin

6.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.8 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.9

Wyoming

9.2 8.4 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.3 9.2 8.4 7.9 7.8

Puerto Rico

7.4 6.7 6.2 6.6 5.1 5.0 6.1 5.3 6.1 5.7

Virgin Islands

7.4 8.0 8.5 5.9 7.5 8.8 9.2 5.5 4.7 6.5

(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2023