Missouri job openings and labor turnover – November 2024

KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover – November 2024. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:

 

  • Missouri had 186,000 job openings in November, compared to 193,000 job openings in October.

 

  • The job openings rate for Missouri was 5.7 percent in November and 5.9 percent the previous month. Nationally, the job openings rate was 4.8 percent in November and 4.7 percent in October.

 

  • The ratio of unemployed persons per job opening in Missouri was 0.6, which was less than the national ratio of 0.9.