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Missouri had 164,000 job openings in March 2023, compared to 195,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.6 percent in April.
Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.6 percent in March and April.
Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
Jan 2023 |
Feb 2023 |
Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)3,068.4 | (r)3,067.5 | 3,069.7 | 3,075.4 | 3,085.5 | (p)3,100.0 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)2,985.4 | (r)2,985.6 | 2,987.9 | 2,995.7 | 3,008.1 | (p)3,022.1 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)83.0 | (r)82.0 | 81.9 | 79.7 | 77.4 | (p)77.9 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)2.7 | (r)2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | (p)2.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
2,957.1 | 2,957.0 | 2,960.2 | 2,967.0 | 2,969.9 | (p)2,974.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (p)2.1 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 | |
Construction(3) |
139.8 | 136.6 | 138.4 | 138.8 | 138.3 | (p)137.5 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | (p)-0.4 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
288.7 | 290.3 | 287.1 | 291.1 | 291.1 | (p)291.7 | |
12-month % change |
4.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | (p)4.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
558.1 | 558.3 | 557.2 | 558.9 | 558.8 | (p)561.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | (p)0.5 | |
Information(3) |
49.0 | 48.6 | 48.4 | 48.0 | 48.1 | (p)48.3 | |
12-month % change |
4.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | (p)0.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
187.6 | 188.4 | 188.5 | 188.8 | 188.0 | (p)186.7 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | (p)1.1 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
389.5 | 390.3 | 386.5 | 387.1 | 389.3 | (p)390.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | (p)2.0 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
490.9 | 492.7 | 495.3 | 495.4 | 493.8 | (p)497.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
305.6 | 303.4 | 307.6 | 308.3 | 310.7 | (p)308.1 | |
12-month % change |
6.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | (p)4.7 | |
Other Services(3) |
115.5 | 116.7 | 119.0 | 117.9 | 117.6 | (p)118.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.5 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | (p)5.0 | |
Government(3) |
427.9 | 427.3 | 427.6 | 428.2 | 429.7 | (p)430.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | (p)1.4 | |
Footnotes |