Monthly job report for Missouri

The monthly job reports have been released for April 2022 and it is looking good for Missouri overall.

The number of Missourians unemployed in March of 2022 was 109,993. In April of 2022 the number of unemployed Missourians was 103,594 which means that 6,399 Missourians found employment.

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in April 2022, down from 3.6 percent in March 2022. Over the year, there was an increase of 76,000 jobs from April 2021 to April 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 1.3 percentage points, from 4.7 percent in April 2021 to 3.4 percent in April 2022.

Missouri non-farm payroll employment decreased slightly from March 2022 to April 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point. Employment did take a hit in the short run and, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 5,300 jobs over the month. Private industry employment decreased by 4,200 jobs and government employment declined by 1,100 jobs. But ultimately there was an overall uptick in employment rates.

Governor Mike Parson took to Facebook to celebrate the achievement saying that, “Missouri is STRONG today and will be even STRONGER tomorrow.”