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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Table

St. Louis, MO-IL, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, St. Louis metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 1,413.9 1,412.8 1,415.0 1,418.1 1,420.3 1,421.2 1,420.5 1,426.2 1,425.9 1,421.8 1,423.2 1,430.9 1,435.3 4.4 0.3

Illinois

 6,063.8 6,070.0 6,079.6 6,080.6 6,096.4 6,091.6 6,103.9 6,112.0 6,118.4 6,127.2 6,132.6 6,142.3 6,153.5 11.2 0.2

Missouri

 2,942.3 2,937.0 2,945.0 2,951.4 2,957.1 2,957.0 2,960.2 2,967.0 2,969.9 2,974.0 2,981.9 2,994.3 3,001.2 6.9 0.2

United States

 152,980 153,332 153,682 154,006 154,296 154,535 155,007 155,255 155,472 155,689 155,970 156,155 156,342 187 0.1

(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, St. Louis metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Total Nonfarm

 1,406.6 1,444.9 1,434.2 27.6 2.0 2,999.7 73.6 2.5 6,171.6 98.6 1.6 156,126 3,251 2.1

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 76.1 71.7 74.0 -2.1 -2.8                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.7 0.2 4.4 7.0 0.1 1.4 651 29 4.7

Construction(3)

             142.4 -1.0 -0.7 252.9 7.2 2.9 8,189 197 2.5

Manufacturing

 117.8 119.5 120.3 2.5 2.1 292.2 8.0 2.8 569.2 -7.5 -1.3 13,042 115 0.9

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 262.4 264.4 263.7 1.3 0.5 564.8 9.0 1.6 1,222.2 1.1 0.1 28,805 164 0.6

Information

 29.3 28.2 28.7 -0.6 -2.0 47.7 -0.9 -1.9 92.6 -4.2 -4.3 3,097 -33 -1.1

Financial Activities

 98.2 97.0 98.9 0.7 0.7 189.4 2.4 1.3 420.8 12.3 3.0 9,230 104 1.1

Professional & Business Services

 220.9 224.1 224.9 4.0 1.8 395.0 9.5 2.5 977.0 -10.6 -1.1 23,094 359 1.6

Education & Health Services

 259.8 264.8 267.9 8.1 3.1 497.9 13.6 2.8 957.9 37.1 4.0 25,113 994 4.1

Leisure & Hospitality

 149.6 163.1 161.4 11.8 7.9 335.3 21.4 6.8 632.1 34.5 5.8 17,371 659 3.9

Other Services

 55.1 57.8 58.1 3.0 5.4 121.4 6.1 5.3 253.6 1.7 0.7 5,966 166 2.9

Government

 137.4 154.3 136.3 -1.1 -0.8 408.9 5.3 1.3 786.3 26.9 3.5 21,568 497 2.4

(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
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 42,892 44,643 33,069 36,600 36,386 34,939 44,119 41,458 41,443 39,723 44,949 51,932 55,163   12,271 28.6

Bond, IL

 281 286 244 267 250 251 319 333 275 414 254 324 344   63 22.4

Calhoun, IL

 83 84 74 81 83 79 99 111 92 84 82 95 106   23 27.7

Clinton, IL

 604 572 510 562 511 516 624 690 598 593 545 710 785   181 30.0

Jersey, IL

 387 373 314 325 331 320 378 417 369 369 371 451 479   92 23.8

Macoupin, IL

 823 803 712 776 749 715 908 924 781 779 774 970 1,052   229 27.8

Madison, IL

 5,310 5,213 4,416 4,652 4,472 4,065 4,856 5,084 4,486 4,592 4,688 5,879 6,596   1,286 24.2

Monroe, IL

 560 548 499 508 493 439 522 557 495 492 526 629 709   149 26.6

St. Clair, IL

 5,455 5,615 4,759 4,938 4,769 4,250 5,141 5,465 4,934 5,021 5,135 6,159 6,893   1,438 26.4

Crawford, MO(1)

 338 344 222 254 256 270 338 327 317 288 350 413 409   71 21.0

Franklin, MO

 1,306 1,361 925 1,095 1,089 1,124 1,430 1,366 1,369 1,226 1,477 1,653 1,695   389 29.8

Jefferson, MO

 2,920 3,186 2,136 2,455 2,487 2,524 3,113 2,963 3,007 2,751 3,295 3,654 3,658   738 25.3

Lincoln, MO

 778 829 543 642 655 632 1,167 803 804 707 847 980 1,012   234 30.1

St. Charles, MO

 4,811 5,195 3,683 4,297 4,186 4,109 5,904 4,776 5,159 4,774 5,831 6,435 6,388   1,577 32.8

St. Louis, MO

 13,957 14,726 10,239 11,581 11,719 11,314 14,122 12,835 13,785 12,966 15,403 17,346 18,175   4,218 30.2

Warren, MO

 482 517 355 408 406 403 656 481 475 431 535 600 592   110 22.8

St. Louis city, MO

 5,135 5,335 3,660 4,013 4,186 4,198 4,880 4,653 4,814 4,524 5,186 6,047 6,679   1,544 30.1

Illinois

 308,164 312,947 274,191 274,126 268,071 260,429 302,868 292,557 278,806 237,513 231,281 292,972 293,193   -14,971 -4.9

Missouri

 84,176 86,871 59,884 69,888 68,723 68,213 86,635 81,604 83,981 75,889 90,859 103,116 106,274   22,098 26.3

United States (in thousands)

 6,255 6,256 5,460 5,609 5,523 5,352 6,378 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372   117 1.9

(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
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 2.9 3.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.5 3.6   0.7

Bond, IL

 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.4 4.4 4.5 3.7 5.4 3.5 4.3 4.5   0.8

Calhoun, IL

 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.6 5.1 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.7   1.0

Clinton, IL

 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.5 3.8   0.9

Jersey, IL

 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.4   0.8

Macoupin, IL

 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.3 4.6   1.0

Madison, IL

 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.4 4.9   1.0

Monroe, IL

 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.7   0.8

St. Clair, IL

 4.3 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.5 4.3 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.9 5.4   1.1

Crawford, MO(1)

 3.1 3.2 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.2 3.8 3.8   0.7

Franklin, MO

 2.4 2.6 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.1   0.7

Jefferson, MO

 2.4 2.7 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0   0.6

Lincoln, MO

 2.6 2.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 4.0 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.3   0.7

St. Charles, MO

 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.7   0.6

St. Louis, MO

 2.6 2.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.3   0.7

Warren, MO

 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 3.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.0   0.5

St. Louis city, MO

 3.4 3.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.9 4.3   0.9

Illinois

 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.6 4.5 4.5   -0.2

Missouri

 2.7 2.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.4   0.7

United States

 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8   0.0

(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 employment and wages(1), St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, 1st quarter 2023(2)
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 96,317 4,656 1,312,742 22,221 1.7 $1,359 8.5 $23,102,935 10.6

Bond, IL

 305 10 4,459 169 3.9 924 2.7 52,625 7.4

Calhoun, IL

 95 2 738 19 2.6 663 14.5 6,308 18.0

Clinton, IL

 930 18 12,015 59 0.5 902 10.3 139,699 10.9

Jersey, IL

 403 1 4,978 -14 -0.3 845 3.3 54,104 2.9

Macoupin, IL

 902 16 9,934 -107 -1.1 843 8.9 108,335 8.6

Madison, IL

 5,401 135 103,475 2,484 2.5 1,086 8.3 1,446,099 10.9

Monroe, IL

 858 35 8,466 14 0.2 837 10.4 90,724 11.1

St. Clair, IL

 5,007 99 88,801 793 0.9 1,039 4.0 1,190,771 4.7

Crawford, MO(4)

 684 28 6,591 -163 -2.4 900 14.9 76,326 12.1

Franklin, MO

 3,131 117 38,672 659 1.7 947 8.5 474,430 10.8

Jefferson, MO

 4,675 218 48,281 1,414 3.0 886 10.2 552,235 13.5

Lincoln, MO

 1,172 54 12,266 258 2.1 931 14.9 148,093 17.5

St. Charles, MO

 10,916 617 158,788 4,405 2.9 1,210 10.1 2,471,224 13.4

St. Louis, MO

 45,757 2,654 591,304 8,402 1.4 1,523 8.5 11,699,381 10.4

Warren, MO

 730 35 7,721 194 2.6 903 8.0 90,264 11.1

St. Louis City, MO

 16,035 645 222,844 3,472 1.6 1,585 8.8 4,578,643 10.8

Illinois

 409,753 22,995 5,936,424 123,314 2.1 $1,567 5.5 $120,336,294 8.1

Missouri

 243,477 16,174 2,854,303 66,527 2.4 1,224 8.5 45,133,824 11.2

United States

 11,883,196 610,010 151,418,052 3,642,075 2.5 1,465 6.6 2,873,835,485 9.6

(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