Unemployment

A new report says Missouri's unemployment rate edged higher last month, while the state gained 6,200 payroll jobs.The state Department of Economic…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 2, 2013: The former executive director of the now-shuttered GO! Network says she will find a…

New jobs await veterans and their spouses Tuesday. Over one hundred employers will meet with veterans and their spouses during a job fair at America’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 15, 2013: Gov. Jay Nixon used his veto pen more than ever this year. But he wants legislators to…

The unemployment rate in the St. Louis area remained slightly below the national average in May, but a local economics professor says the story behind…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The topic was career transitions on this Tuesday morning in a conference room in downtown St. Louis,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 2, 2013 - As deep as the recession that ended in 2009 was, history suggests the recovery should…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: As deep as the recession that ended in 2009 was, history suggests the recovery should not be limping…

Missouri’s unemployment rate is now at its lowest point in four years.November’s jobless rate is at 6.7 percent, down from 6.9 percent in October. At the…

Illinois' unemployment rate dipped to 8.8 percent in September.That's down from a rate of 9.1 percent in August. And the Illinois Department of Employment…