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Employment

Fate of Kansas City earnings tax up for a vote on April 6 ballot

On Tuesday, April 6, Kansas City, Missouri, voters will decide on the one percent city earnings tax. The tax is paid by city residents, non-residents who work in the city and businesses located in the city. According to the city,… more

Weekly jobless claims rise above Dow Jones estimate

In the week ending March 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 719,000, an increase of 61,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 26,000 from 684,000 to 658,000. The… more

Kansas Says Jobless Rate Steady at 3.2%

Work-force development professionals say they have seen sharp increases in request for assistance from workers laid off in Kansas, but the state said today that its Department of Labor and the federal Bureau of Labor Services show the unemployment rate… more

U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest count since onset of COVID-19

First-time claims for unemployment insurance unexpectedly fell sharply last week amid signs that hiring has picked up in the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Claims totaled 684,000 for the week ended March 20, the first time the number… more

Employees at Atchison mining equipment company on strike

Bradken Foundry employees with United Steel Workers Local 6943 continue their strike against the company after a meeting on Monday evening left contract negotiations with company officials unresolved. The strike began at 5 p.m. Monday, March 22. Union members said… more

KC area shows total nonfarm job loss of 46,500 in one year

The Kansas City metropolitan area is down more than 46,000 jobs in one year, according to a recent report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. Kansas City counted 1.06 million nonfarm jobs in February, off from 1.11 million… more

Missouri jobless rate shows slight downtick in February

Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a tenth of a percentage point in February 2021, dropping to 4.2 percent from the benchmarked January 2021 rate of 4.3 percent. Due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the… more

Local, statewide job centers make full reopening in Mo.

Beginning Monday, March 15, most Missouri Job Centers are making the transition from appointment-only visits to a full re-opening, with walk-ins welcome. The new policy only applies to Job Centers that meet three main criteria for re-opening. Centers must be… more

Missouri workforce shows pattern of growth in new year though 2020 labor losses linger

Missouri's nonfarm workforce grew in January while the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a 10th of a percentage point, according to information released last week by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC). The MERIC data cited… more

KC area sees large return of jobs through U.S. immigration agency

A federal office will bring back 500 jobs in the Kansas City area months after a massive layoff. The The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will restore 500 jobs for operations centers in Lee’s Summit and Overland Park. USCIS laid… more