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Missouri Economy Indicators

Missouri Economy Indicators

This series explores economic indicators and impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Agricultural and Entrepreneurial Factors Driving U.S. Food Manufacturing Startup Locations

Publication date: July 1, 2020

Food manufacturing’s earnings and jobs rank it as the largest industry within rural America’s manufacturing sector, which accounted for 20% of rural (nonmetro) earnings and is a key economic driver in rural communities. In 2018, the U.S. food and ...

Gross Domestic Product Trends in Missouri

Publication date: June 1, 2020

In December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released county-level measures of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time. GDP measures the total value of goods and services produced less the value consumed to produce those goods ...

Could Online Sales Be a Direct Marketing Opportunity for Rural Farms?

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2020

Local food has been the subject of federal, state, and local government policy in recent years as consumer interest in and demand for local foods has grown. In 2017, 130,056 U.S. farms (just over 6% of U.S. farms) were marketing food for human ...

Population Change and Fiscal Stress in Missouri’s Third Class Counties

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2019

During the recent recession, local governments struggled to manage budgets as revenues dropped. Because the recession was deeper and longer than any in the past half-century, with a slower recovery, reserve funds were not sufficient.With lower ...

Engaging Small Businesses in Rural Economic Development: Seven Guidelines for Success

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2019

Finding locally led solutions to rural economic development challenges requires the time and capacity of many stakeholders. Practitioners navigate available infrastructure and connectivity, distance to markets, sparse populations, and access to ...

Missouri’s Third Class County Budget Trend Analysis

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2019

A gift in honor of the contributions of Dr. Curtis Bracheler contributed to this project. Dr. James Ahrenholz established the gift.This electronic workbook enables Missouri third class counties to analyze county fiscal trends from 1996 to 2017. A ...

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Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 01: Hotels & Movies — March 23, 2020 (PDF)

This brief is the first in a series to explore economic indicators and impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that Missouri often follows national trends, tourism and recreation declines probably impacts the state similarly. Detailed ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 07: Remote Work — June 15, 2020 (PDF)

Nearly 25% of U.S. employees occasionally worked from home prior to COVID-19, and only 15% had dedicated telework days. In recent months that figure has drastically changed as over 6 in 10 jobholders, by mid-April, were working from home. Most ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 04: Unemployment — May 4, 2020 (PDF)

This brief discusses statewide unemployment claims due to COVID-19 and highlights county level impacts. Statewide, 12 percent of Missouri’s labor force filed unemployment claims between 3/15 and 4/18 due to COVID-19. Taney County, which has a large ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 06: Business Openings — June 1, 2020 (PDF)

By the mid-May 2020, most consumer-focused Missouri businesses (77%) were open, compared to 58% of Missouri businesses operating in mid-April. Being open for business does not mean revenues are back to pre-COVID levels. Revenue for operating firms is ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 09: Nonemployer establishment — July 13, 2020 (PDF)

Self-employment becomes more important during periods of economic uncertainty. In light of the recession caused by COVID-19, many more Missourians may pursue self-employment as a means to create their own jobs or earn supplemental income. Trends in ...

Missouri Economy Indicators, Issue 08: Household Spending Update — June 29, 2020 (PDF)

Relative to the U.S. average, consumer spending in Missouri has more quickly returned to January 2020 levels. At the end of March — the lowest spending point since the pandemic began — Missouri household spending had dropped 35% compared with ...

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