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Missouri Economy Indicators

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

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Federal Contracting Trends in Missouri

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2021

Federal 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 provide the ...

Local and Regional Food System Resilience During COVID-19

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2021

COVID-19 elevated U.S. food access, affordability and supply chain issues into media, industry and policy discussions during 2020. Known for their short supply chains and locally focused marketing, local and regional food systems (LRFS) nimbly ...

Entrepreneurial Dynamics in Missouri Counties

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2021

Entrepreneurial dynamics — the flow of business startups and business turnover, or churn, in a place — shape economic growth. Entrepreneurs may spark economic growth and development by contributing to employment growth, innovation, quality of ...

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 ...

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Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 15: Business Applications and Churn — Oct. 19, 2020 (PDF)

Even in difficult economic times, entrepreneurs see opportunities and start new businesses. In the first 40 weeks of 2020, Missouri had 5.9% more applications filed to start new payroll businesses than the same time in 2019. But past survivability ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 18: Small Business Openings and Revenue — Nov. 30, 2020 (PDF)

The share of open Missouri small businesses has averaged 79% in recent months, but heightened COVID-19 concerns in November may be causing some firms to close again. A continued weakening of local consumer spending could force some businesses to ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 06: Business Openings — June 1, 2020 (PDF)

By the mid-May 2020, most consumer-focused Missouri businesses (77%) were open, compared to 58% of Missouri businesses operating in mid-April. Being open for business does not mean revenues are back to pre-COVID levels. Revenue for operating firms is ...

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