(Fargo, ND) Workforce development was the topic at an event hosted Monday by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce. "The fact that it's the largest issue facing our region is definitely right on. But we are not alone. It's facing every region," said chamber President and CEO Shannon Full. Full says solving the work shortage in the FM metro will require an
JEFFERSON CITY Missouri has recovered more than 95 percent of the jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Missouri Chamber's latest quarterly economic report. Ted Abernathy, Managing Partner of Economic Leadership LLC, said that Missouri is among those states leading in job recovery after adding back 357,200 of the jobs lost. "Ten states have made it back above pre-pandemic levels, and while Missouri is still just below this point, it is still among the leading states in recovery," said Abernathy. Some areas of our economy are rebounding faster than others. Construction has grown 7.5 percent above pre-pandemic levels. Trade, transportation and utilities have grown by 3.2 percent. Economic recovery also varies by location. Columbia, Joplin and Springfield are outpacing the national average in job recovery, while Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City, Kansas City, St. Joseph and St. Louis still lag behind. Missouri's shrinking labor pool is another topic c