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

Publication date: June 1, 2022

In Missouri and across the U.S., an urban-rural “digital divide” often leaves rural areas lacking broadband internet, putting those rural communities at an economic disadvantage. Research has demonstrated how broadband can yield economic benefits ...

Missouri Health Care Availability and Outcomes Differ Regionally

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2021

Communities throughout the U.S. face challenges related to sustaining a health care workforce and providing health care. These concerns are especially relevant to Missouri and its rural areas due to the state’s poor health outcomes, workforce ...

Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions

Publication date: June 1, 2021

Access to high-speed internet, or broadband, encourages equitable distance-learning, remote-work, quality-of-life and entrepreneurial opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic not only reinforced but also elevated the importance of household access to ...

Population Trends in Missouri and Its Regions

Publication date: May 1, 2021

Executive 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 more potential customers and workers, while slow growing or declining ...

Economic Impact of Opioid Use Disorder in Missouri

Publication date: March 1, 2021

This brief supports University of Missouri Extension’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) grant. This grant enables the creation of recovery-friendly communities and ...

Federal Contracting Trends in Missouri

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2021

Executive summaryFederal contracting is an important generator of economic activity — not only in places like Washington, DC — but also throughout the country in states such as Connecticut, New Mexico and Missouri. Private firms of all sizes ...

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Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 11: Older Adults in Business Ownership and Workforce — Aug. 10, 2020 (PDF)

Older business owners and workers play an increasingly important role in our economy. Nationally they represent one in three business owners and start 25% of all new firms. Private-sector workers aged 55 years and older represented 23% of ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 19: Unemployment Indicators — Dec. 14, 2020 (PDF)

Missouri’s unemployment rate has declined to a pandemic-era low 4.6%, but the effects of the pandemic on Missouri’s workforce are not being felt equally across the state. Declines in labor force participation and employment, and increases in ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 2, Issue 10: Youth Employment – May 24, 2021 (PDF)

Teenagers fill many restaurant and summer hospitality jobs but downward trends in the number and participation of younger workers is adding to staffing challenges. Learn trends about youth workers and get tips for engaging them in the world of work.

Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 2, Issue 11: Broadband Availability and Adoption – June 21, 2021 (PDF)

In 2019 U.S. broadband adoption was 30 percentage points or more below broadband availability levels in urban and rural counties.

Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 2, Issue 13: Supply Chain Delays and Difficulties – Aug. 23, 2021

Nearly half (49%) of Missouri small businesses experienced supply chain challenges in July 2021. Occurrences of disruptions have increased.

Missouri Economy Indicators, Vol. 2, Issue 16: 2010-to-2020 Population Change – Oct. 18, 2021 (PDF)

According to the 2020 Census, Missouri is home to 6,154,913 residents, making it the nation’s 19th largest state. Between 2010 and 2020, Missouri grew by 2.8%, a rate similar to neighboring states, but about half of the U.S. rate of 7.4%.

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