St. Louis, Mo.-Ill., Metropolitan Area Data Tables

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Employees on nonfarm payrolls, St. Louis metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	Mar 2011	Apr 2011	May 2011	Jun 2011	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012 (P)	Change from Feb 2012 to Mar 2012 (P)
Area	Back Data	Mar 2011	Apr 2011	May 2011	Jun 2011	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012 (P)	Number	Percent
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		1,295.3	1,300.0	1,297.9	1,295.4	1,297.6	1,298.5	1,297.3	1,295.4	1,291.4	1,287.1	1,293.0	1,293.7	1,301.1	7.4	0.6
Illinois		5,666.3	5,670.8	5,671.6	5,669.3	5,658.3	5,659.4	5,659.0	5,674.8	5,674.2	5,676.0	5,679.9	5,688.9	5,698.0	9.1	0.2
Missouri		2,654.8	2,657.8	2,657.5	2,650.7	2,652.4	2,649.7	2,645.8	2,644.1	2,644.9	2,632.5	2,654.3	2,655.2	2,660.0	4.8	0.2
United States		130,922	131,173	131,227	131,311	131,407	131,492	131,694	131,806	131,963	132,186	132,461	132,701	132,821	120	0.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, St. Louis metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry	St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA (1)					Missouri				Illinois				U.S.
	Mar 2011	Feb 2012	Mar 2012 (P)	Change from Mar 2011 to Mar 2012 (P)		Back Data	Mar 2012 (P)	Change from Mar 2011 to Mar 2012 (P)		Back Data	Mar 2012 (P)	Change from Mar 2011 to Mar 2012 (P)		Back Data	Mar 2012 (P)	Change from Mar 2011 to Mar 2012 (P)
	Mar 2011	Feb 2012	Mar 2012 (P)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Mar 2012 (P)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Mar 2012 (P)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Mar 2012 (P)	Number	Percent
Total Nonfarm	1,287.4	1,276.6	1,290.3	2.9	0.2		2,642.7	5.8	0.2		5,627.7	37.9	0.7		132,010	1,949	1.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction (2)	60.2	52.9	54.5	-5.7	-9.5
Mining & Logging (3)							4.3	0.1	2.4		9.5	0.5	5.6		820	79	10.7
Construction (3)							95.2	-1.7	-1.8		168.8	-8.4	-4.7		5,215	57	1.1
Manufacturing	108.5	111.1	112.2	3.7	3.4		252.1	7.3	3.0		583.8	14.9	2.6		11,842	254	2.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	241.1	237.6	240.5	-0.6	-0.2		502.8	-5.1	-1.0		1,119.0	-3.2	-0.3		24,907	307	1.2
Information	30.2	28.5	28.2	-2.0	-6.6		57.1	-1.1	-1.9		100.0	-0.1	-0.1		2,628	-39	-1.5
Financial Activities	80.8	81.2	81.4	0.6	0.7		157.2	-3.1	-1.9		361.8	1.3	0.4		7,681	40	0.5
Professional & Business Services	190.0	191.3	195.1	5.1	2.7		338.7	11.0	3.4		834.4	29.9	3.7		17,596	602	3.5
Education & Health Services	227.5	229.6	230.0	2.5	1.1		423.3	8.7	2.1		856.4	7.5	0.9		20,356	465	2.3
Leisure & Hospitality	131.9	127.8	130.8	-1.1	-0.8		255.0	-5.1	-2.0		509.1	9.1	1.8		13,212	331	2.6
Other Services	45.5	47.3	47.4	1.9	4.2		112.1	0.0	0.0		243.7	-3.7	-1.5		5,337	32	0.6
Government	171.7	169.3	170.2	-1.5	-0.9		444.9	-5.2	-1.2		841.2	-9.9	-1.2		22,416	-179	-0.8
Footnotes (1) Area boundaries do not reflect OMB definitions. (2) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels. (3) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area. (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Unemployment, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area	Back Data	Mar 2011	Apr 2011	May 2011	Jun 2011	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012 (P)	Change from Mar 2011 to Mar 2012 (P)
Area	Back Data	Mar 2011	Apr 2011	May 2011	Jun 2011	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012 (P)	Number	Percent
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		133,029	121,577	122,818	135,052	131,430	134,063	127,417	124,858	118,098	121,131	120,074	127,471	120,191	-12,838	-9.7
Bond, Ill.		858	695	669	752	749	775	740	740	783	800	857	907	777	-81	-9.4
Calhoun, Ill.		285	222	200	215	221	246	235	246	291	322	392	411	308	23	8.1
Clinton, Ill.		1,612	1,320	1,246	1,436	1,497	1,620	1,639	1,531	1,440	1,664	1,847	1,864	1,542	-70	-4.3
Jersey, Ill.		1,187	991	935	1,052	1,039	1,065	1,070	1,141	1,105	1,219	1,336	1,417	1,230	43	3.6
Macoupin, Ill.		2,608	2,207	2,060	2,208	2,211	2,395	2,263	2,428	2,351	2,547	2,968	2,907	2,564	-44	-1.7
Madison, Ill.		12,737	10,961	10,695	12,350	12,579	13,301	12,424	13,139	12,235	13,246	14,315	14,275	13,018	281	2.2
Monroe, Ill.		1,401	1,208	1,206	1,281	1,353	1,316	1,276	1,352	1,336	1,438	1,511	1,569	1,347	-54	-3.9
St. Clair, Ill.		12,845	11,298	10,922	12,956	13,659	14,706	13,721	14,059	12,691	13,208	13,678	13,648	12,426	-419	-3.3
Crawford, Mo. (1)		1,259	1,135	1,128	1,192	1,120	1,154	1,118	1,078	1,042	1,124	1,077	1,215	1,105	-154	-12.2
Franklin, Mo.		5,409	4,697	4,702	5,067	4,580	4,576	4,536	4,493	4,718	4,786	4,897	5,389	4,878	-531	-9.8
Jefferson, Mo.		11,392	10,130	10,046	10,665	9,823	10,036	9,825	9,344	9,216	9,962	9,866	11,064	10,292	-1,100	-9.7
Lincoln, Mo.		3,215	2,730	2,628	2,693	2,491	2,510	2,402	2,317	2,427	2,597	2,682	3,172	2,848	-367	-11.4
St. Charles, Mo.		15,798	14,347	14,547	15,710	14,718	14,159	14,008	13,823	12,921	13,164	12,992	14,460	13,917	-1,881	-11.9
St. Louis, Mo.		43,635	41,547	42,995	47,026	45,215	46,090	43,711	41,687	38,871	38,309	36,270	38,925	38,402	-5,233	-12.0
Warren, Mo.		1,727	1,503	1,501	1,499	1,406	1,456	1,437	1,352	1,392	1,507	1,553	1,746	1,536	-191	-11.1
Washington, Mo.		1,414	1,135	1,198	1,217	1,131	1,130	1,166	1,099	1,137	1,234	1,246	1,397	1,199	-215	-15.2
St. Louis city, Mo.		16,905	16,584	17,270	18,924	18,759	18,682	16,965	16,106	15,183	15,128	13,663	14,318	13,907	-2,998	-17.7

Illinois		624,511	598,437	615,595	682,867	688,464	678,083	646,254	634,298	607,599	610,538	647,830	615,552	589,326	-35,185	-5.6
Missouri		273,260	247,727	256,038	274,977	264,154	268,755	251,829	240,303	229,549	235,457	228,665	251,574	238,749	-34,511	-12.6
United States (in thousands)		14,060	13,237	13,421	14,409	14,428	14,008	13,520	13,102	12,613	12,692	13,541	13,430	12,904	-1,156	-8.2
Footnotes (1) The OMB definition for the St. Louis metropolitan area includes the portion of the city of Sullivan within Crawford County. (P) Preliminary
NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year. SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Unemployment rate, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area	Mar 2011	Apr 2011	May 2011	Jun 2011	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012 (P)	Change from Mar 2011 to Mar 2012 (P)
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA	9.2	8.4	8.5	9.2	9.0	9.2	8.8	8.6	8.2	8.4	8.4	8.9	8.4	-0.8
Bond, Ill.	10.2	8.3	8.0	8.8	8.9	9.2	8.7	8.7	9.2	9.4	10.2	10.6	9.2	-1.0
Calhoun, Ill.	11.2	8.8	8.0	8.5	8.8	9.7	9.3	9.6	11.3	12.3	14.8	15.3	11.9	0.7
Clinton, Ill.	8.4	6.8	6.5	7.3	7.7	8.3	8.3	7.8	7.4	8.5	9.5	9.5	8.0	-0.4
Jersey, Ill.	10.1	8.4	7.9	8.8	8.8	9.0	9.0	9.5	9.3	10.2	11.2	11.7	10.3	0.2
Macoupin, Ill.	10.9	9.2	8.6	9.1	9.2	10.0	9.4	10.0	9.8	10.5	12.2	11.9	10.6	-0.3
Madison, Ill.	9.3	8.0	7.8	8.8	9.1	9.6	8.9	9.3	8.8	9.5	10.4	10.3	9.4	0.1
Monroe, Ill.	7.7	6.6	6.6	6.9	7.4	7.2	6.9	7.3	7.3	7.8	8.3	8.5	7.4	-0.3
St. Clair, Ill.	10.2	9.0	8.7	10.1	10.7	11.4	10.7	10.8	10.0	10.4	10.9	10.7	9.8	-0.4
Crawford, Mo. (1)	10.7	9.5	9.4	9.7	9.3	9.7	9.6	9.3	9.1	9.9	9.5	10.6	9.6	-1.1
Franklin, Mo.	10.1	8.8	8.8	9.4	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.4	8.8	9.0	9.2	10.1	9.2	-0.9
Jefferson, Mo.	9.6	8.6	8.5	8.9	8.3	8.5	8.4	8.0	7.9	8.5	8.5	9.5	8.8	-0.8
Lincoln, Mo.	11.7	10.0	9.7	9.8	9.2	9.3	9.0	8.6	9.0	9.6	9.9	11.6	10.5	-1.2
St. Charles, Mo.	7.9	7.1	7.2	7.7	7.3	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.5	6.6	6.5	7.3	7.0	-0.9
St. Louis, Mo.	8.3	7.9	8.1	8.8	8.5	8.7	8.3	7.9	7.4	7.3	7.0	7.5	7.4	-0.9
Warren, Mo.	10.0	8.7	8.7	8.6	8.2	8.5	8.4	7.9	8.1	8.7	9.0	10.1	9.0	-1.0
Washington, Mo.	13.4	11.0	11.5	11.6	10.9	11.0	11.3	10.7	11.0	11.8	12.0	13.4	11.7	-1.7
St. Louis city, Mo.	11.7	11.4	11.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	11.7	11.1	10.5	10.5	9.7	10.1	9.8	-1.9

Illinois	9.6	9.2	9.4	10.3	10.4	10.3	9.8	9.6	9.2	9.3	9.9	9.4	9.0	-0.6
Missouri	9.0	8.1	8.4	8.9	8.6	8.8	8.3	7.9	7.6	7.8	7.6	8.4	7.9	-1.1
United States	9.2	8.7	8.7	9.3	9.3	9.1	8.8	8.5	8.2	8.3	8.8	8.7	8.4	-0.8
Footnotes (1) The OMB definition for the St. Louis metropolitan area includes the portion of the city of Sullivan within Crawford County. (P) Preliminary
NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year. SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Covered (1) employment and wages, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, 3rd quarter 2011 (2)
Area	Establishments			Employment				Average Weekly Wages (3)			Total Wages (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	3rd qtr 2011	12-month net change	Back Data	September 2011	12-month net change	12-month percent change	Back Data	3rd qtr 2011	12-month percent change	Back Data	3rd qtr 2011	12-month percent change
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		73,639	472		1,246,655	13,216	1.1		$887	6.5		$14,270,792	7.7
Bond, Ill.		336	-2		4,247	-75	-1.7		680	7.8		37,153	6.4
Calhoun, Ill.		119	2		861	-3	-0.3		451	4.2		5,037	3.7
Clinton, Ill.		902	8		12,081	229	1.9		630	3.3		98,262	4.9
Jersey, Ill.		449	0		5,000	-77	-1.5		568	3.5		37,254	1.4
Macoupin, Ill.		1,040	-11		10,225	-160	-1.5		596	4.7		77,784	1.3
Madison, Ill.		6,000	12		95,780	1,592	1.7		772	5.5		953,237	7.5
Monroe, Ill.		830	16		8,361	491	6.2		604	2.5		65,533	7.3
St. Clair, Ill.		5,548	44		98,298	4,392	4.7		819	12.0		1,040,983	18.1
Crawford, Mo. (4)		736	3		6,536	284	4.5		599	3.6		49,633	8.5
Franklin, Mo.		2,773	-37		35,655	644	1.8		670	7.0		302,789	8.4
Jefferson, Mo.		4,150	-28		46,351	-204	-0.4		619	4.2		363,063	3.7
Lincoln, Mo.		957	-3		10,300	-115	-1.1		635	5.1		80,458	3.3
St. Charles, Mo.		8,158	-28		124,401	1,960	1.6		731	4.6		1,164,563	6.3
St. Louis, Mo.		31,854	164		564,322	3,366	0.6		970	6.5		7,084,954	7.0
Warren, Mo.		589	15		6,757	254	3.9		591	4.8		50,221	9.9
Washington, Mo.		885	19		4,937	64	1.3		494	5.3		30,300	6.6
St. Louis City, Mo.		9,049	301		219,079	858	0.4		1,013	7.0		2,879,202	7.5

Illinois		386,703	8,057		5,629,115	89,302	1.6		$958	4.6		$69,628,678	6.2
Missouri		175,149	846		2,610,285	15,178	0.6		804	5.2		26,867,365	5.7
United States		9,135,798	121,605		130,524,677	2,040,946	1.6		916	5.3		1,540,979,442	6.7
Footnotes (1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. (2) Data are preliminary. (3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (4) The OMB definition for the St. Louis metropolitan area includes only the portion of the city of Sullivan within Crawford County.
SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Last Modified Date: May 2, 2012

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