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2020-2024 American Community Survey Estimates Available
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year average data. These statistics cover a broad range of topics about social, economic, demographic, and housing characteristics for all geographies, including the nation, states, counties, places, metros, and census tracts.

Missouri Business Index for January Postings
Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for January 2026 increased to 57.9 from 55.8 in December. Component indices of production (54.8), inventories (65.1), delivery lead time (57.0), and employment (62.5) helped raise Missouri’s overall index for the month. For the fourth time in the past five months, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, moved below growth neutral. It measures such factors as new orders, production, supplier delivery times, backlogs, inventories, prices, employment, import orders and exports. Typically, a score greater than 50 indicates an expansionary economy while a score below 50 forecasts a sluggish economy.