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Missouri Economy Indicators

Missouri Economy Indicators

This series explores business, industry, workforce and demographic topics that impact Missouri’s economy.

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Encouraging Return Migration and Population Retention in Rural Communities

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2023

Mallory L. RaheAssociate Extension Professor, Division of Applied Social SciencesTaylorAnn WashburnProgram Coordinator, Division of Applied Social SciencesIn rural communities with low natural amenities, population decline has frustrated rural ...

How Broadband Adoption and Availability Impacted Rural Employment During COVID-19

Publication date: June 1, 2022

Catherine IsleyFormer Exceed Graduate Research AssistantZane NicholsExceed Undergraduate Communications AssistantSarah A. LowAssociate Professor of Regional Economics, MU Extension ExceedIn Missouri and across the U.S., an urban-rural “digital ...

Missouri Health Care Availability and Outcomes Differ Regionally

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2021

Maria KuhnsMissouri SBDC and former Exceed Graduate Research AssistantSarah A. LowAssociate Professor of Regional Economics, Division of Applied Social SciencesCommunities throughout the U.S. face challenges related to sustaining a health care ...

Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions

Publication date: June 1, 2021

Sarah A. LowExceed Director and Associate ProfessorCatherine IsleyExceed Graduate Research AssistantAlan SpellExceed Assistant Extension ProfessorMatt KuresCommunity Development Specialist, University of WisconsinTessa ConroyAssistant Professor, ...

Population Trends in Missouri and Its Regions

Publication date: May 1, 2021

Mark C. WhiteAssociate Extension Professor. Labor and Workforce DevelopmentExecutive summaryThe pace at which places gain or lose population can reveal much about their overall economic health. Growing populations often mean an expanding economy with ...

Economic Impact of Opioid Use Disorder in Missouri

Publication date: March 1, 2021

Mark C. WhiteAssociate Extension Professor. Labor and Workforce DevelopmentAlan SpellAssistant Extension Professor, Community Development ProgramExecutive summaryThis brief supports University of Missouri Extension’s Substance Abuse and Mental ...

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Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 3, Issue 14: Energy Investment Trends – Nov. 14, 2022

Renewable energy provided nearly 12% of Missouri’s electricity in 2021 — exceeding 10% of the state’s electricity fuel mix for the first time.

Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 4, Issue 1: GDP Trends – January 9, 2023

In 2021, Missouri stood 22nd in the nation with a $359 billion economy. Following a 2.7% decline in 2020, Missouri’s real GDP increased 4.6% between 2020 and 2021.

Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 3, Issue 04: Commuting Trends – Mar. 14, 2022

Commuting data analysis from the past two decades show that in 2019, over half of Missouri commuters left their home county for work, compared to 4 in 10 Missouri out-commuters in 2002.

Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 3, Issue 12: Farms Selling Local Foods – Oct. 3, 2022 (PDF)

On average, Missouri producers selling local foods reported $39,000 in annual 2020 sales.

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Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 4, Issue 4: Electricity Prices for Businesses – March 13, 2023

Missouri’s average 2022 electricity prices were 9.82 and 8.10 cents per kilowatt-hour for commercial and industrial customers, respectively. These rates were lower than the U.S. average for similar customers.

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