Unemployment

Missouri's 7.4 percent jobless rate is the lowest it's been in more than three years - but that's bad news for about 9,000 of the state's 112,000 people…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 22, 2012 - Bear with me if you’ve heard this one because the purpose of the present recounting…

The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's unemployment rate dropped in February for the sixth-straight month. The department says…

Missouri's unemployment rate fell slightly last month while the state's overall payroll increased by a couple thousand jobs.The state Department of…

House budget writers finish reviews of Missouri's proposed spending plan for next yearMembers of the budget committee now have until 4 p.m today to offer…

Illinois added 3,800 jobs in January, and the state unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month to 9.4 percent.The Illinois Department of…

Missouri's unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent while the state's overall payroll increased by thousands of jobs.The state Department of Economic…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 26, 2012 - For white-collar St. Louisans still struggling to recover after losing their jobs to…

A little more than a year ago, NPR launched the Road Back to Work series, following six people in St. Louis who started 2011 unemployed and were searching for work. Like so many Americans, the people we followed have had difficulty getting health coverage, even after returning to work.

Mo. lawmakers considering I-70 toll proposalsMissouri Department of Transportation Director Kevin Keith told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday that changes to…