YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
The Show-Me State’s unemployment rate was flat in April, according to the latest report from the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
Missouri’s jobless rate last month was 3.3%, the same as March, according to a news release. DED’s data is seasonally adjusted.
During April, Missouri employers added 11,800 jobs, with increases in construction, at 3,400 jobs, leisure and hospitality, 1,800, and retail trade, 1,400, among the leaders. Offsetting industries included nondurable goods, which dropped 500 jobs during April compared with March.
April’s unemployment rate also was flat from the same month in 2018, according to the release.
Of some 3 million people working in Missouri’s civilian labor force, 101,701 were unemployed in April, according to the DED.
The most recent unemployment rate for the Springfield metropolitan statistical area was 3.3% in March, according to data that’s not seasonally adjusted from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Canine-themed Big Dog Deli LLC opened; The Chicas Club got its start; and Burrell Behavioral Health debuted a new clinic in Marshfield.
Jack Henry to consolidate Springfield operations through building sale
Fast-casual Mexican concept Pancheros coming to Springfield
Updated: $175M convention center recommended for downtown Springfield
Luxury retailer closing stores in two states by end of August
Local brewing company seeks investors
America's largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI
Rapper Nelly purchases National Thoroughbred team, moves it to his native St. Louis
