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Missouri Economy Indicators

Missouri Economy Indicators

This series explores economic indicators and impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Characteristics of Missouri’s Food, Agriculture and Forestry Workforce

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2020

Missouri’s food, agriculture and forestry industries are an important part of the state’s economy, and employ workers in every county. Analyzing available Labor Market Information allows us to better understand the employment patterns of the 98 ...

Agricultural and Entrepreneurial Factors Driving U.S. Food Manufacturing Startup Locations

Publication date: July 1, 2020

Food manufacturing’s earnings and jobs rank it as the largest industry within rural America’s manufacturing sector, which accounted for 20% of rural (nonmetro) earnings and is a key economic driver in rural communities. In 2018, the U.S. food and ...

Gross Domestic Product Trends in Missouri

Publication date: June 1, 2020

In December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released county-level measures of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time. GDP measures the total value of goods and services produced less the value consumed to produce those goods ...

Could Online Sales Be a Direct Marketing Opportunity for Rural Farms?

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2020

Local food has been the subject of federal, state, and local government policy in recent years as consumer interest in and demand for local foods has grown. In 2017, 130,056 U.S. farms (just over 6% of U.S. farms) were marketing food for human ...

Population Change and Fiscal Stress in Missouri’s Third Class Counties

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2019

During the recent recession, local governments struggled to manage budgets as revenues dropped. Because the recession was deeper and longer than any in the past half-century, with a slower recovery, reserve funds were not sufficient.With lower ...

Engaging Small Businesses in Rural Economic Development: Seven Guidelines for Success

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2019

Finding locally led solutions to rural economic development challenges requires the time and capacity of many stakeholders. Practitioners navigate available infrastructure and connectivity, distance to markets, sparse populations, and access to ...

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Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 08: Household Spending Update — June 29, 2020 (PDF)

Relative to the U.S. average, consumer spending in Missouri has more quickly returned to January 2020 levels. At the end of March — the lowest spending point since the pandemic began — Missouri household spending had dropped 35% compared with ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 07: Remote Work — June 15, 2020 (PDF)

Nearly 25% of U.S. employees occasionally worked from home prior to COVID-19, and only 15% had dedicated telework days. In recent months that figure has drastically changed as over 6 in 10 jobholders, by mid-April, were working from home. Most ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 10: Small Business Opening & Revenue Update — July 27, 2020 (PDF)

Most small Missouri businesses (83%) were open in early July, but the share of businesses that were open varied by industry. Seasonally adjusted sales in mid-June were on par with January 2020 revenue for the nearly nine in 10 small businesses that ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 01: Hotels & Movies — March 23, 2020 (PDF)

This brief is the first in a series to explore economic indicators and impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that Missouri often follows national trends, tourism and recreation declines probably impacts the state similarly. Detailed ...

Recent Agritourism Litigation in the United States (PDF)

Agritourism entrepreneurship has experienced significant growth in recent years. This resource from the National Agricultural Law Center explores recent agritourism litigation cases in the United States.

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 02: UI Claims & Tourism — April 6, 2020 (PDF)

This brief discusses unemployment claims in the United States and Missouri and highlights industries initially impacted by COVID-19. Similar to the U.S., Missouri's unemployment claims, for the week ending March 28, have more than doubled from the ...

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