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43 people die in Missouri from Alzheimer's disease in week ending May 15

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

There were 43 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending May 15, a 38.7 percent increase over the previous week.

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Kansas City nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.2% since June 2021

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Kansas City metropolitan statistical area was 1,089,400, a 0.2 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Rental vacancies in Missouri up 1.1% from Q3 to Q4 2018

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

Rental vacancies in Missouri were 9.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 1.1 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Missouri increases from Q4 2020 to Q1

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Missouri in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $242,656, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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26 people die in Missouri from diabetes mellitus in week ending May 15

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

There were 26 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending May 15, a 13.3 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Missouri collected $180.7 million in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

Of the $12.4 billion in taxes collected by Missouri in 2020, 1.5 percent, or $180.7 million, came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Missouri ranks 25th in the U.S. for the most death and gift taxes paid in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

In 2020, Missouri collected $8 thousand in death and gift taxes, ranking it 25th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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37.2% of employees at the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development made between $10,000-$25,000 in 2019

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

37.2 percent of employees at the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development made between $10,000-$25,000 in 2019, according to the Missouri Accountability Portal.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Missouri during week ending June 19

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 5, 2021

Missouri's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Joplin sees 79,400 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Missouri's Joplin metropolitan statistical area was 79,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Joplin nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.8% since June 2021

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Joplin metropolitan statistical area was 78,800, a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Missouri ranked 47th in average VA home loan amount in Q2

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

With $220,798 in loans issued, Missouri ranked 47th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the second quarter, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Missouri ranks 21st in total VA home loans during Q2

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

Missouri ranked 21st in VA home loans in the second quarter of 2021 with 7,267 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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21 people die in Missouri from influenza and pneumonia in week ending May 15

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were 21 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending May 15, a 50 percent increase over the previous week.

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19.2% of employees at the Department of Health and Senior Services made between $10,000-$25,000 in 2019

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

19.2 percent of employees at the Department of Health and Senior Services made between $10,000-$25,000 in 2019, according to the Missouri Accountability Portal.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Missouri increases from Q2 to Q3 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Missouri in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $222,354, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Missouri collected $96.8 million in tobacco products sales tax in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $12.4 billion in taxes collected by Missouri in 2020, 0.8 percent, or $96.8 million, came from tobacco products sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Rental vacancies in Missouri down 1.6% from Q2 to Q3 2018

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

Rental vacancies in Missouri were 8.1 percent in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 1.6 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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29 people die in Missouri from kidney disease in week ending May 15

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were 29 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Missouri during the week ending May 15, a 20.8 percent increase over the previous week.

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Missouri collected 2% more in tobacco products sales tax in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $12.4 billion in taxes collected by Missouri in 2020, $96.8 million came from tobacco products sales tax, a 2 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).