Early on in the summer, we looked at the rise of manufacturing activity locally. From January to July, Kansas City added 11,200 jobs – good for a growth rate of 1.1%. For reference purposes, the national growth rate was 0.9% during the same period. So, how did these numbers affect business and employers?
Austin Nichols experienced its highest requisition activity of 2013 during the month of July, which resulted in a great surge the following month. August proved to be our best production month of the year. With a large focus of our recruiting efforts performed in Kansas City, Austin Nichols’ results confirmed the statistics of the current local job market. Our high requisition activity has continued late into the summer and resulted in increased manufacturing jobs, and we are hopeful this leads to similar results in the early fourth quarter.
