Job Postings Comparison October 2023
Job postings decreased by 29 percent from October 2022 to October 2023. In October 2023, there were 80,480 online job postings compared to 57,220 in October 2022. The October 2023 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.1 percent in Missouri was higher than the unemployment rate of 2.7 percent a year ago.
Missouri Manufacturing Dashboard
Manufacturing is a major component of Missouri’s $389.9 billion economy. Manufacturing accounts for 11.6 percent of the state’s private sector employment, with 282,255 jobs across 7,636 establishments. Manufacturing wages continue to grow statewide and nationally. Missouri’s 2022 manufacturing payroll totaled $19.1 billion, with an average annual wage of $67,575. This Missouri Manufacturing dashboard shows information about manufacturing employment and wage trends for Missouri and its counties, along with details about Missouri’s’ manufacturing exports.
