Eating, Baking, and Cooking on The Loop
Dreaming of and planning for the food production possibilities on The Loop. It was foodie heaven—a large commercial kitchen full of chefs bottling sauces...
April Economic Index
Labor
United States
Labor force: 159,880,000
Employment: 153,602,000
Unemployment: 6,278,000
Rate: 3.9 percent
Missouri
Labor force: 2,985,425
Employment: 2,885,019
Unemployment: 100,406
Rate: 3.4 percent
Boone County
Labor force: 94,284
Employment: 91,571
Unemployment: 2,713
Rate: 2.9 percent
Columbia
Labor force: 64,355
Employment: 62,573
Unemployment: 1,782
Rate: 2.8 percent
Construction – February 2018
Residential building permits: 44
Value of residential building permits: $4,275,555
Commercial building permits: 3
Value of commercial building permits: $195,000
Commercial additions and alterations: 14
Value of commercial alterations: $1,522,948
Housing – January 2018
Total single-family home sales: 106
Existing single-family home sales: 96
New construction single-family home sales: 10
Single-family homes active on the market: 630
Single-family homes average sold price: $222,561
Single-family homes median sold price: $196,000
Single-family homes average days on market: 68
Single-family homes pending listings on market: 152
Utilities
Water
February 2018: 49,112
February 2017: 48,562
Change #: 550
Change %: 1.133
Electric
February 2018: 50,221
February 2017: 49,574
Change #: 647
Change %: 1.305
