St. Louis, MO-IL: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	1,274.3	1,279.6	1,291.9	1,302.0	1,310.4	1,307.8	1,287.3	1,295.5	1,303.3	1,312.1	1,310.3	1,311.3	1,298.8
2013	1,282.8	1,286.2	1,294.6	(P) 1,312.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	52.2	51.8	53.9	55.6	57.2	58.9	59.6	59.9	59.3	59.7	56.9	56.9	56.8
2013	52.3	52.1	53.3	(P) 55.4
Manufacturing
2012	109.3	109.5	110.1	109.9	110.4	111.3	110.9	110.4	109.3	109.0	108.6	109.9	109.9
2013	108.6	108.7	109.3	(P) 109.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	242.9	240.7	242.2	242.7	244.6	244.8	244.4	245.0	244.8	247.5	253.7	257.2	245.9
2013	250.3	248.1	248.8	(P) 252.6
Information
2012	30.7	30.6	30.4	30.2	30.5	30.5	30.7	30.6	30.2	30.5	30.4	30.3	30.5
2013	29.9	29.8	29.8	(P) 29.7
Financial Activities
2012	83.1	83.4	84.0	84.1	84.3	84.7	85.3	85.5	85.1	84.8	85.0	85.3	84.6
2013	84.6	84.9	84.9	(P) 85.3
Professional & Business Services
2012	186.4	187.1	189.2	191.1	190.5	191.6	191.2	191.0	190.1	192.1	191.7	188.2	190.0
2013	185.5	184.7	186.4	(P) 188.8
Educational & Health Services
2012	230.4	233.4	233.6	232.7	231.6	229.7	230.3	229.7	232.8	235.8	236.2	236.4	232.7
2013	233.5	236.4	236.4	(P) 236.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	128.1	128.9	133.1	139.2	143.5	146.7	146.4	146.6	139.6	139.0	134.7	133.6	138.3
2013	129.5	130.1	133.6	(P) 140.4
Other Services
2012	45.5	45.6	46.0	46.0	46.6	47.1	47.1	46.9	46.3	46.9	46.5	46.7	46.4
2013	46.3	46.2	46.6	(P) 47.3
Government
2012	165.7	168.6	169.4	170.5	171.2	162.5	141.4	149.9	165.8	166.8	166.6	166.8	163.8
2013	162.3	165.2	165.5	(P) 166.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 1,407,567	(1) 1,417,075	(1) 1,417,084	(1) 1,414,725	(1) 1,420,443	(1) 1,442,979	(1) 1,434,388	(1) 1,416,386	(1) 1,413,379	(1) 1,419,183	(1) 1,409,555	(1) 1,407,518	(1) 1,418,357
2013	1,410,009	1,406,481	1,406,323	(P) 1,408,545
Employment
2012	(1) 1,290,304	(1) 1,295,588	(1) 1,302,113	(1) 1,313,616	(1) 1,317,416	(1) 1,331,307	(1) 1,318,106	(1) 1,306,505	(1) 1,313,689	(1) 1,318,530	(1) 1,313,116	(1) 1,308,758	(1) 1,310,754
2013	1,295,860	1,293,353	1,300,201	(P) 1,314,050
Unemployment
2012	(1) 117,263	(1) 121,487	(1) 114,971	(1) 101,109	(1) 103,027	(1) 111,672	(1) 116,282	(1) 109,881	(1) 99,690	(1) 100,653	(1) 96,439	(1) 98,760	(1) 107,603
2013	114,149	113,128	106,122	(P) 94,495
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 8.3	(1) 8.6	(1) 8.1	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.7	(1) 8.1	(1) 7.8	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.1	(1) 6.8	(1) 7.0	(1) 7.6
2013	8.1	8.0	7.5	(P) 6.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

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