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Because Proposition A, which included a minimum wage hike and mandated paid sick leave, was a statute change, lawmakers were able to repeal it. If it returns as a constitutional amendment, it would be harder to change again.

With the use of AI increasing, career centers are trying to figure out how to adapt their advice to job applicants.

Employment updates for the state of Missouri.

A U.S. House of Representatives budget resolution that’s currently being considered proposes more than a trillion dollars in funding cuts for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - formerly known as food stamps. But a study released this week by the Commonwealth Fund shows that if passed, these cuts could trigger major job losses in Missouri and nationwide.

A manufacturer of industrial circuit breakers announced Tuesday that it will expand its Columbia plant as part of a broader investment in facilities across the county.

The company plans to hire 225 to 250 employees at its new Mexico processing facility.

They’ve been studying to work at agencies including NOAA. Then those jobs got cut.

At 2.8%, Missouri had the second-highest job growth percentage of any state in 2024. Idaho had the first.

Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in a town with a big fault and bigger problems.

On average, Missouri’s metro and non-metro counties grew at about the same rate – 2.6% and 2.8%, respectively. But the non-metro rate falls well behind the U.S. non-metro growth rate of 5.2%.