Jobs in St Louis MO Cut by Ameren
One large electricity company is planning to eliminate hundreds of jobs in St Louis MO.
Ameren Corporation recently announced its plan to get rid of about 300 jobs by the end of this year in response to a reduced demand for electricity. The company will achieve that total through the more than 50 employees it recently laid off and about 145 positions Ameren got rid of this summer, including about 50 union jobs.
In addition, during September the company offered buyouts to 350 full-time managers and non-union employees turning 58 by the end of the year. About 100 employees accepted that offer. Overall, Ameren plans to lose about 3 percent of its 9,700 employee workforce.
St. Louis Jobs Increase
More St. Louis jobs have been added while the city's unemployment rate remains flat.
During September, St. Louis saw its unemployment rate remain steady at 9.9 percent. The city's unemployment rate has been flat since June, when it increased from 9 percent to 9.9 percent. The current rate is only slightly higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.8 percent.
The city had a total non-farm employment of 1,316,900 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 1,304,200 workers during August, but a 3.5 percent decrease from last year.
St Louis Jobs in the Top Employing Occupations
Anyone looking for St Louis jobs might want to check out Missouri's list of the top 30 employing occupations.
According to the Missouri Department of Economic Development, these occupations account for more than 1 million of the state's workers, or 38.6 percent of total employment.
Excluding primary and secondary teachers, these top occupations have an average hourly wage of $14.43, compared to $17.15 for all jobs throughout the state, and an average yearly wage of $30,141, compared to $35,670 for all jobs throughout the state.
Missouri Healthcare Jobs in the Making Get Funding
A new program is helping prepare students for future Missouri healthcare jobs.
The Caring for Missourians Initiative is providing training at four-year institutions throughout the state for 471 future medical professionals and hundreds more are receiving training at two-year institutions.
"The global economic crisis has left far too many folks out of work, but there will always be high demand for trained, qualified health care professionals," Gov. Jay Nixon said. "In fact, our hospitals and clinics are scrambling to hire additional doctors, nurses, dentists and other practitioners every day.