jobs

Missouri-Kansas Jobs Poaching On The Rise

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:02:21 +0000

Missouri and Kansas are using eight- and nine-figure economic development subsidy packages to steal jobs from each other. A new study finds no abatement.

Job Market Predictions For 2013

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

What will the job market hold for 2013? Nobody has a crystal ball, but certain trends are giving us a hint.

Unemployment In Missouri At Four-Year Low

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:53:11 +0000

Missouri’s unemployment rate is now at its lowest point in four years.

Policy Change Brings 800 New Immigration Service Jobs To Region

Dan Verbeck — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:04:59 +0000

A change in U.S. immigration policy last summer has translated into 800 new jobs for metro Kansas City. The work will be both sides of state line and pay no less than $27,000 a year.

Obama's Jobs Plan Focuses On Federal Investment

John Ydstie — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:41:00 +0000

In the next two installments of Solve This, NPR's series on the major issues facing the country, we'll examine each presidential candidate's approach to boosting employment.

Closed Steel Plant Holds Attention In Presidential Campaign

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:08:48 +0000

About two dozen union men and women, supporters of President Obama’s reelection, went to the gates of a closed Kansas City steel plant to attack economic policies of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney.

Unemployment Down, Jobs Up In Missouri

Elana Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:47:33 +0000

At 7.3 percent, unemployment in Missouri has dropped to its lowest level in 40 months. That’s according to the latest monthly report from the state’s Department of Economic Development.

Hiring Slowed In April, Report Signals

Mark Memmott — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:42:00 +0000
Businesses added just 119,000 jobs to their payrolls in April, a sharp drop from an estimated 201,000-gain in March, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report.
The private group's report is "a troubling sign" two days before the Bureau of Labor Statistics issues its figures on April employment growth and unemployment, The Associated Press says.
came up with this stunning figure: "Half of young college graduates [are] either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills and knowledge."
The whole story is worth a read, so we encourage you to click over, but here is the meat of the AP's analysis:
"About 1.5 million, or 53.6 percent, of bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25 last year were jobless or underemployed,

Continued Job Growth Will Help Housing Industry

Chris Arnold — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:35:00 +0000
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Later this week, we get some key data to help judge the state of the nation's housing market. There are some early signs of recovery, but home prices are still falling in many areas, as NPR's Chris Arnold reports.
CHRIS ARNOLD, BYLINE: Tomorrow, we'll get the latest word on home prices from what's called the S&P Case-Shiller index. That keeps showing price declines in many areas.

For Long-Term Unemployed, Help Is Running Out

Alan Greenblatt — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:49:00 +0000
Diane Turner can't find work. She spent 30 years managing dental practices in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, but lost her last job in that field a couple of years ago.
She worked for a while greeting customers at an auto body shop, but lost that job a year ago. "It was very depressing," Turner says.

March Jobs Report Offers Mixed Messages

editor — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000
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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. Coming up, city and state leaders in Michigan have reached a deal they hope will help Detroit stave off a financial meltdown. We'll get the latest from The Motor City in just a few minutes. But first, we want to talk about the national employment picture. The Labor Department is reporting weaker-than-expected job growth figures nationally for the month of March.

Just 120,000 Jobs Added, But Jobless Rate Dips To 8.2 Percent

Mark Memmott — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:34:00 +0000
The nation's unemployment rate edged down to 8.2 percent in March from 8.3 percent in February, but only 120,000 jobs were added to private and public payrolls the Bureau of Labor Statistics said this morning in a report that was less positive about the labor market's health than economists had expected.
Prior to the news, forecasters had predicted BLS would say about 200,000 jobs were added to payrolls last month.
And while the March figure could be revised upward in coming months, as February's increase was, the

Just How Strong Is The Job Market?

John Ydstie — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:50:00 +0000
The monthly employment report Friday could help answer a key question about the economy: Will the recently strong job growth slow once employers finish replacing the people they fired during the depths of the recession?
Over the past three months, job growth has averaged close to 250,000 a month. There are some signs that strong growth could continue. For instance, first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to 357,000 — their lowest level in four years.