US overall stuck back to 2016 level...
STL metro at 2015 level...
https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.mo_kansascity_msa.htm
STL refuses to acknowledge how bad STL is doing.AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:51 pm Why doesn't the MO state government ever acknowledge how bad STL is just doing in general?
Wow, this couldn't be more true.normalthings wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 3:32 pmSTL refuses to acknowledge how bad STL is doing.AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:51 pm Why doesn't the MO state government ever acknowledge how bad STL is just doing in general?
Such a good takenormalthings wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 3:32 pmSTL refuses to acknowledge how bad STL is doing.AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:51 pm Why doesn't the MO state government ever acknowledge how bad STL is just doing in general?
On top of 2019 numbers? Or are we still under?normalthings wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:27 am KC added 20,000 employed and 12,000 to the labor force
Above 2019. Around 2%+ growthRiverite wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:29 amOn top of 2019 numbers? Or are we still under?normalthings wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:27 am KC added 20,000 employed and 12,000 to the labor force in August
Anecdata-earthling wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:43 am Labor force and employment as reported by workers continue to climb as if pandemic didn't happen. Though raw unemployment still not quite recovered. Given the unusual high labor force growth compared to US avg, might partly mean some people are moving here without job. And partly possible WFA with job based elsewhere also moving here.
It's July report BTW, Aug releases next month. BLS has been running behind.
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUMT29 ... raphs=true
Great news wonder if we are seeing a mass migration in and if we will see a subsequent development boomearthling wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:16 am More on KC July labor force/employment. As a reminder BLS has two tracking methods, one via reported by employers/companies and other via reported by labor force/workers. This is from the latter report. Take with gran of salt as significant revisions sometimes happen.
KC labor force/employment is significantly standing out relative to US avg and rest of Midwest.
KC Labor Force up to July 2021
US Labor Force up to July 2021
Checked the Midwest major cities and only Indy comes close. Even hot Nashville just catching up with Labor Force...
On Employment as reported by workers, KC is one of few metros that is well above 2019 peak, even relatively outpacing DFW and Austin.
KC metro...
US Employment as reported by workers up to July 2021...
Nashville not yet caught up...
https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.mo_kansascity_msa.htm