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Missouri labor shortage

Opinion: Why so many jobs are going unfilled, and what it means for Missouri and the US

April 20, 2025 by Maria Santiago Leave a Comment

In towns and cities across Missouri – and throughout the country – it’s becoming harder to miss the signs: “Help Wanted”. They hang in shop windows, hospital lobbies, factory entrances, and farm gates. And yet, millions of Americans remain unemployed, and many more have left the workforce entirely.

This disconnect between available jobs and available workers has become one of the defining challenges of our post-pandemic economy. [Read more…] about Opinion: Why so many jobs are going unfilled, and what it means for Missouri and the US

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How and why Missouri and America is grappling with a labor shortage

April 20, 2025 by Maria Santiago Leave a Comment

Missouri’s economy, like much of the United States, is at a crossroads. On one hand, job openings abound in nearly every industry.

On the other, businesses – from farms to factories – are struggling to find enough people willing to work. The result is a paradox that’s defining the post-pandemic era: a labor shortage in the midst of economic opportunity. [Read more…] about How and why Missouri and America is grappling with a labor shortage

Filed Under: Economy, Features Tagged With: agricultural automation, employment crisis USA, farm labor technology, housing assistance Missouri, labor force participation rate, low wage vs welfare, Missouri job openings, Missouri labor shortage, welfare vs work, workforce participation gap

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