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Sep
30
Kansas City Area Employment – August 2020
Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,051,900 in August 2020, down 46,300 over the year, a loss of 4.2 percent.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – August 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, St. Louis – August 2020
Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.6 percent for the two months ending in August 2020.
Missouri Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,145.8 | 3,029.0 | 3,013.3 | 3,027.7 | 3,073.3 | (p)3,081.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,024.2 | 2,720.5 | 2,709.7 | 2,791.5 | 2,861.9 | (p)2,866.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
121.6 | 308.5 | 303.6 | 236.2 | 211.4 | (p)215.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 6.9 | (p)7.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,878.1 | 2,566.7 | 2,617.6 | 2,691.8 | 2,763.8 | (p)2,769.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -11.5 | -9.7 | -7.1 | -4.8 | (p)-4.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | (p)4.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -6.8 | -6.8 | -6.8 | -6.8 | (p)-6.8 |
Construction(3) |
|
128.9 | 117.3 | 127.1 | 127.1 | 131.4 | (p)129.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | -7.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.5 | (p)2.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
274.6 | 241.6 | 251.1 | 262.3 | 269.2 | (p)267.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -12.9 | -9.3 | -5.3 | -2.3 | (p)-3.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
540.3 | 490.9 | 494.6 | 512.7 | 519.6 | (p)518.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -9.6 | -8.9 | -5.4 | -4.3 | (p)-4.5 |
Information(3) |
|
46.8 | 42.0 | 42.6 | 42.8 | 41.8 | (p)42.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.5 | -13.2 | -11.1 | -10.5 | -12.6 | (p)-12.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
175.3 | 171.1 | 170.8 | 171.2 | 171.3 | (p)169.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | -2.2 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.4 | (p)-3.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
384.6 | 353.5 | 353.5 | 358.6 | 362.4 | (p)365.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | -7.7 | -7.4 | -6.1 | -5.1 | (p)-4.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
479.7 | 462.9 | 464.1 | 459.9 | 466.0 | (p)464.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -4.1 | -4.1 | -4.6 | -4.0 | (p)-4.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
290.3 | 157.5 | 194.8 | 230.6 | 249.3 | (p)255.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.8 | -48.9 | -36.8 | -25.3 | -19.3 | (p)-16.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
116.8 | 104.2 | 106.9 | 112.6 | 115.1 | (p)116.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -10.6 | -8.3 | -3.6 | -1.5 | (p)-0.4 |
Government(3) |
|
436.5 | 421.6 | 408.0 | 409.9 | 433.6 | (p)435.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -3.3 | -6.5 | -6.2 | -0.8 | (p)-0.5 |
|
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