St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer warned about a proposed police budget. She stated it could severely impact city services. The mayor also indicated it might lead to layoffs in other departments. The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners approved the... — read more 

Community Wholesale Tire Dis. Inc. plans to permanently close two Hazelwood facilities and lay off about 143 employees in April, according to a notice filed with the state of... — read more 

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch extended employment for three workers. These individuals are from the Maryland Heights printing facility. That facility closed in January 2025. Their layoff date has been pushed multiple times. The latest extension sets... — read more 

Missouri lawmakers are debating a plan to replace the state income tax. Governor Mike Kehoe's proposal would instead implement increased sales taxes. Voters would decide on this change in November if the bill passes. Supporters believe it will... — read more 

Missouri Jobless Claims Fall, Labor Department Reports Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Missouri decreased last week. The U.S. Department of Labor reported this decline. New jobless claims fell to 4,871 for the week ending January 17... — read more 

TelaForce Announces Kansas City Closure, 104 Jobs Lost TelaForce, a Kansas City company, plans to close. It filed a WARN notice with Missouri on January 19. The company will cease operations on March 20. This closure will result in 104 job losses... — read more 

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Workers at Hayden Beverage say layoffs are rolling out after the company was acquired by Summit Beverage, catching many employees by surprise. One employee confirmed receiving a one-month severance package and said their last day is set for Feb. 8... — read more 

The unemployment rate was almost 4% in April 2025. That’s slightly up from 3.8% in March, but still below the national rate of 4.2%. Missouri has kept a lower unemployment rate than the U.S. for a decade... So far, so good. But... But job growth is... — read more 

In a statement, MERIC noted that the October 2020 rate was still 1.2 percentage points higher than the October 2019 rate because of "lingering layoffs... — read more 

Steep budget cuts and layoffs could hit next year if students don't return to public school districts in 2021, McGowin said. https://www.auroraadvertiser.net/news/20201111/enrollment-in-missouri-public-schools-declines-by-32 #news #MissouriNews — read more