At 22, Hannah Laflamme felt stuck. A non-traditional homeschooling experience had left her without a high school credential, and her only work history was a job as a personal shopper at Walmart. She wanted to work with young children as an assistant teacher, but...
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) are pleased to announce a new partnership with Google to help empower educators, students, and job seekers across...
When Antoinette Agosto walked into the Columbia Job Center on April 13, 2026, she was looking for two things: guidance on where to take her career and help getting her resume in shape. What she found was a path back into the field she’d trained for. Antoinette...
Missouri’s July 2026 labor market data continues a strong trend. The state added jobs across nearly every sector, unemployment fell again, and year-over-year job growth reached its highest point in this series — nearly 30,000 positions added compared to July...
Every August, something remarkable happens. Millions of people walk into a building they have never been in before, sit down next to people they may not know, and agree — without much fanfare — to spend the next several months learning things they do not yet...
