Missouri Trendsights

Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development sent this bulletin at 11/12/2021 10:30 AM CST

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Workforce and Economic Research 

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Real-Time Job Summaries
Missouri employers posted 179,615 job ads from July through September, with 79 percent for full-time positions. Health Care and Social Assistance was the industry with the largest number of job postings, making up 30 percent of the total. Click on the above link to see the summaries for the state and each region.
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Cost of Living Third Quarter
Missouri had the 12th lowest cost of living in the United States for the third quarter 2021. St. Joseph, Missouri was newly added to the cost of living series this quarter. All of the participating Missouri cities had a composite index below the national average for the third quarter 2021, with Joplin the lowest overall index in the state. See the indices for groceries, housing, utilities, and other categories for all states and seven of Missouri’s larger cities for the third quarter.