The latest jobs report from Missouri shows a decrease in federal jobs but an increase in state and local government positions. The Missouri Economic Research Center’s January report revealed a loss of 100 federal government jobs, while state government jobs increased by over 1,000 and local government positions went up by 300 during the same time frame. This comes amid federal job losses due to cuts ordered by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Overall, nonfarm jobs in Missouri decreased by 17,200 and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, up from 3.5% last January. In Columbia’s Metropolitan Statistical Area, 300 jobs were lost in January compared to December, contrasting with a gain of 1,200 jobs a year ago.
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