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St. Louis’ unemployment rate is historically low. That’s a good thing for the region, right?

Eric Schmid

The answer is complicated and depends on how you look at the 2.6% unemployment rate for the overall St. Louis metropolitan area.

The Rung for Women headquarters on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in St. Louis’ Fox Park neighborhood. Rung for Women offers “the resources, space and community for women who are ready to work toward the career and the life they deserve,” according to their website.

Economy & Business

St. Louis ranks as one of the worst cities for women in tech, but two organizations are trying to fix that

Kate Grumke

TechSTL and Rung for Women are launching a survey to try to understand the barriers women face in the technology sector and in the broader St. Louis workforce.

St. Louis Public Radio and other local news outlets took a guided tour of the Medium Security Institution, also known as the Workhouse, in March 2018.

Economy & Business

The pandemic pushed a St. Louis job fair for ex-offenders online. It became more successful

Rebecca Rivas

The Transformative Workforce Academy — a St. Louis University initiative that works to address recidivism — holds virtual job fairs online.

The city of St. Louis is having a hard time hiring for more than 1,000 positions, including trash truck drivers.

Economy & Business

The City of St. Louis is hosting a job fair this week to try to fill more than 1,000 open jobs

Corinne Ruff

The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment will help residents in north St. Louis update resumes, fill out job applications and interview for city jobs.

The City of St. Louis is experiencing an employee shortage after freezing new hires for a year.

Economy & Business

City Of St. Louis Is Trying To Fill Over 100 Job Openings After Lifting Hiring Freeze

Kayla Drake

Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration is pushing to fill the positions as the vacancies are delaying some city services.

BeLeaf Medical plans to open its first St. Louis dispensary, shown here in a rendering, in the next few weeks in The Grove neighborhood. The company is hosting a job fair this weekend to fill out its staffing.

Economy & Business

BeLeaf Medical To Host Cannabis Job Fair Ahead of First St. Louis Dispensary Opening

Corinne Ruff

Swade dispensary plans to open a location in The Grove neighborhood in St. Louis next month.

Census workers in the field will have clear identification showing they work for the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Government, Politics & Issues

The US Census Bureau Needs More Workers In The St. Louis Region — Here’s How To Apply

Eric Schmid

The St. Louis-area census office needs several hundred more people to apply to be census takers. The local office wants at least 13,000 applicants, and it…

St. Louis Lambert International Airport. August 2018

Economy & Business

New Plan For City Workers At Lambert Released By Privatization Working Group

Corinne Ruff

A new plan for civil service employees at St. Louis Lambert International Airport aims to alleviate fears about what will happen to jobs if the city…

Economy & Business

Sen. Blunt Calls For More Job Training, Increased Trade Outside China

Corinne Ruff

ST. CHARLES — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt wants to increase job training programs in the state and seek more foreign trade partners.The Republican Missouri…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker addresses students and community leaders at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville.

Government, Politics & Issues

Pritzker Promises Workforce Investment, Orders Review Of Illinois Industries

Kae M. Petrin

Illinois’ new Gov. J.B. Pritzker has promised to improve the state economy. He took an early step towards that goal Wednesday by signing an executive…