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It will be tough, if not impossible, to put a positive spin on the newest jobless numers for Missouri. The number of employees in the labor force fell by 22,541 in May compared to th...

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While the economy across Missouri has shown a few signs of improvement, growth may be starting to slow down again and even preparing to stop. The overall economy improved moderately ...

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While more people across the state are starting to return to work, the number of people in the labor force in St. Louis continues to dwindle. The unemployment rate in April dropped i...

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From presidential politics on the national stage to the campaign for governor here in Missouri, the candidates are playing from the same playbook. While the jobless are searching for...

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If the goal is to make it look like the state is hiding something every month regarding the latest jobs data, the press office at the Missouri Department of Economic Development is doing ...

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The state is starting to get creative when it comes to promoting new job creation numbers, despite a dropping number of workers in the labor force. The latest pitch: Employers throug...

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The labor force across Missouri dropped by nearly 40,000 workers during the first quarter of this year, yet almost 30,000 jobs were created. The state released the latest unemploymen...

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The state has handed out millions of dollars in incentives to at least two large corporations for job training before the companies announced mass layoffs, cutting more than a thousand jo...