Missouri non-farm payroll increased by 4,700 jobs in April 2023 from March 2023, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged. Private industry employment increased by 3,700 jobs and government employment increased by 1,000 jobs.

According to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.5 percent in April 2023, and the rate was two-tenths of a percentage point higher than April 2022.

Over the year, there was an increase of 59,900 jobs from April 2022 to April 2023.

Missouri non-farm payroll employment was 2,974,600 in April 2023.