United States Employment Snapshot



Missouri Employment Snapshot





Missouri Payroll Employment


  • Missouri added 5,400 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during October. In the prior month, Missouri lost 200 jobs. Missouri nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 12,000 in October, or 0 percent. Missouri is tied for 2nd in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Missouri added 1,600 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during October. In the prior month, Missouri lost 1,700 jobs. Missouri private sector payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs fell by 28,000 jobs in October, or 0 percent. Missouri is tied for 4th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during October were Government (3,800) and Leisure and Hospitality (1,200).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Professional and Business Services (-700) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,400).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (21,700) and Government (16,300).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Information (700) and Mining and Logging (200).



Missouri Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.