Missouri Trendsights

Southwest Region Labor Market Summary
Southwest Missouri employers posted 7,210 job ads from January through March 2023, with 72 percent for full-time positions. More than half of the region’s job postings during the quarter were in three industries: Health Care and Social Assistance, Manufacturing, and Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.

Census Data Gem: OnTheMap
Data Gems from the U.S. Census Bureau are a series of "how-to" videos available for data users who are looking for a quick and easy way to enhance their knowledge of Census data. This instructional six-part video series about OnTheMap will show users how to visualize data for an area about workers, jobs, and labor force characteristics using the OnTheMap tool.