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

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

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

 1,283.7 1,307.4 1,323.8 1,324.4 1,328.3 1,333.9 1,333.4 1,339.2 1,337.6 1,339.5 1,340.5 1,341.2 1,339.5 -1.7 -0.1

Illinois

 5,435.0 5,563.0 5,635.6 5,655.6 5,665.8 5,646.5 5,637.3 5,660.5 5,697.8 5,726.7 5,728.3 5,732.6 5,745.1 12.5 0.2

Missouri

 2,689.6 2,751.8 2,766.0 2,775.2 2,779.2 2,790.0 2,799.2 2,807.7 2,796.5 2,814.4 2,812.0 2,819.2 2,823.4 4.2 0.1

United States

 137,840 139,566 141,149 141,865 142,545 142,809 142,503 142,736 143,272 144,057 144,326 144,909 145,759 850 0.6

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

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Total Nonfarm

 1,291.3 1,356.2 1,355.3 64.0 5.0 2,849.3 141.2 5.2 5,808.1 312.7 5.7 146,517 8,016 5.8

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 67.0 70.3 71.5 4.5 6.7                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.6 0.2 4.5 6.6 -0.2 -2.9 633 33 5.5

Construction(3)

             130.8 2.4 1.9 239.9 15.3 6.8 7,592 233 3.2

Manufacturing

 113.9 112.5 114.0 0.1 0.1 271.0 6.5 2.5 544.7 -7.0 -1.3 12,389 320 2.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 250.7 254.0 255.4 4.7 1.9 534.4 14.0 2.7 1,189.6 63.5 5.6 27,263 1,333 5.1

Information

 25.1 25.4 25.1 0.0 0.0 43.5 -0.5 -1.1 87.0 1.3 1.5 2,743 137 5.3

Financial Activities

 90.0 90.5 90.4 0.4 0.4 169.8 -3.7 -2.1 403.7 -0.4 -0.1 8,840 165 1.9

Professional & Business Services

 200.3 205.3 207.1 6.8 3.4 379.0 24.2 6.8 913.4 47.0 5.4 20,946 1,263 6.4

Education & Health Services

 241.1 260.6 252.6 11.5 4.8 483.9 23.6 5.1 885.8 22.4 2.6 23,355 864 3.8

Leisure & Hospitality

 108.7 133.1 136.4 27.7 25.5 295.3 52.7 21.7 519.2 122.9 31.0 15,329 2,692 21.3

Other Services

 45.3 48.5 48.2 2.9 6.4 111.8 3.3 3.0 244.1 16.6 7.3 5,710 493 9.4

Government

 149.2 156.0 154.6 5.4 3.6 425.2 18.5 4.5 774.1 31.3 4.2 21,717 483 2.3

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
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 143,721 127,470 102,966 84,147 68,146 66,843 74,103 78,441 76,265 68,089 64,283 67,766 78,232   -65,489 -45.6

Bond, Ill.

 848 689 545 436 370 324 371 435 383 349 333 302 376   -472 -55.7

Calhoun, Ill.

 283 205 152 120 100 93 130 141 130 110 109 93 107   -176 -62.2

Clinton, Ill.

 1,760 1,418 1,081 877 736 703 816 895 807 707 637 565 800   -960 -54.5

Jersey, Ill.

 1,276 1,015 756 658 541 491 610 621 523 484 464 396 500   -776 -60.8

Macoupin, Ill.

 2,388 1,965 1,508 1,255 1,048 937 1,206 1,342 1,121 1,069 1,004 845 1,080   -1,308 -54.8

Madison, Ill.

 17,008 14,235 10,882 9,091 7,457 6,653 7,722 8,156 6,760 6,776 6,531 5,734 7,099   -9,909 -58.3

Monroe, Ill.

 1,697 1,362 994 845 674 603 709 751 654 590 571 488 637   -1,060 -62.5

St. Clair, Ill.

 18,836 16,256 12,740 10,957 8,933 7,864 8,462 9,383 8,012 8,052 7,913 6,844 8,424   -10,412 -55.3

Crawford, Mo.(1)

 923 862 694 526 443 492 527 625 700 576 450 488 558   -365 -39.5

Franklin, Mo.

 4,429 3,957 3,043 2,313 1,996 2,134 2,318 2,625 2,860 2,215 1,861 2,060 2,384   -2,045 -46.2

Jefferson, Mo.

 9,604 8,612 6,929 5,528 4,492 4,706 5,403 5,898 6,262 5,089 4,332 4,815 5,293   -4,311 -44.9

Lincoln, Mo.

 2,220 1,955 1,534 1,213 1,027 1,076 1,197 1,403 1,601 1,214 1,053 1,354 1,669   -551 -24.8

St. Charles, Mo.

 16,266 13,821 10,863 8,642 7,130 7,448 8,357 8,817 8,815 7,558 6,729 8,117 9,323   -6,943 -42.7

St. Louis, Mo.

 47,055 42,941 35,755 29,069 23,318 23,556 25,874 26,612 26,741 23,640 22,618 25,094 28,153   -18,902 -40.2

Warren, Mo.

 1,324 1,230 1,021 769 631 692 752 836 932 720 623 809 934   -390 -29.5

St. Louis city, Mo.

 18,727 17,809 15,163 12,374 9,693 9,563 10,176 10,526 10,664 9,516 9,505 10,250 11,453   -7,274 -38.8

Illinois

 924,792 771,918 690,102 640,189 474,466 465,928 479,837 514,563 475,543 433,143 436,317 413,924 497,352   -427,440 -46.2

Missouri

 245,672 228,801 187,462 147,973 122,696 127,766 141,939 153,990 158,791 134,452 125,042 145,266 161,052   -84,620 -34.4

United States (in thousands)

 18,072 16,882 13,742 12,277 10,620 10,264 10,404 10,851 10,486 9,905 9,220 8,829 9,883   -8,189 -45.3

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
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 9.9 8.5 6.9 5.7 4.6 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.6 5.3   -4.6

Bond, Ill.

 11.0 9.2 7.0 5.8 4.7 4.4 5.1 6.0 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.1 5.0   -6.0

Calhoun, Ill.

 12.3 9.3 6.7 5.4 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.5 6.1 5.2 5.0 4.3 4.9   -7.4

Clinton, Ill.

 8.8 7.3 5.3 4.4 3.5 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.3 2.9 4.1   -4.7

Jersey, Ill.

 11.7 9.6 7.0 6.1 4.9 4.7 5.9 6.0 5.1 4.7 4.5 3.8 4.7   -7.0

Macoupin, Ill.

 10.6 9.0 6.7 5.6 4.5 4.3 5.6 6.2 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.9 4.9   -5.7

Madison, Ill.

 12.6 10.9 8.1 6.8 5.5 5.1 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 5.5   -7.1

Monroe, Ill.

 9.1 7.5 5.3 4.5 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.5   -5.6

St. Clair, Ill.

 14.5 12.9 9.9 8.6 6.9 6.4 6.9 7.6 6.6 6.7 6.5 5.6 6.8   -7.7

Crawford, Mo.(1)

 8.4 7.7 6.2 4.8 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.8 6.4 5.3 4.2 4.5 5.0   -3.4

Franklin, Mo.

 8.5 7.3 5.7 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 3.5 3.9 4.5   -4.0

Jefferson, Mo.

 8.4 7.1 5.9 4.7 3.9 4.0 4.6 5.1 5.3 4.4 3.7 4.1 4.5   -3.9

Lincoln, Mo.

 7.9 6.7 5.3 4.3 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.9 5.6 4.3 3.6 4.7 5.7   -2.2

St. Charles, Mo.

 7.4 6.0 4.8 3.8 3.2 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.0 3.6 4.1   -3.3

St. Louis, Mo.

 9.0 7.9 6.7 5.5 4.4 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.7 5.3   -3.7

Warren, Mo.

 7.4 6.6 5.5 4.2 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.0 3.4 4.4 5.0   -2.4

St. Louis city, Mo.

 12.3 11.1 9.7 8.0 6.4 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.7 7.4   -4.9

Illinois

 14.4 12.4 11.0 10.1 7.5 7.6 7.9 8.4 7.8 7.1 7.1 6.7 7.9   -6.5

Missouri

 8.1 7.3 6.1 4.8 4.0 4.2 4.6 5.1 5.2 4.4 4.1 4.7 5.1   -3.0

United States

 11.2 10.5 8.5 7.7 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.1   -5.1

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, 4th quarter 2020(2)
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 92,627 3,071 1,270,609 -80,959 -6.0 $1,229 12.0 $20,350,740 5.7

Bond, Ill.

 299 1 4,173 -355 -7.8 850 4.7 47,062 -2.4

Calhoun, Ill.

 94 -3 685 -33 -4.6 617 9.4 5,661 6.9

Clinton, Ill.

 894 6 11,743 -630 -5.1 881 11.4 134,383 5.1

Jersey, Ill.

 397 5 4,842 16 0.3 813 12.4 52,484 13.8

Macoupin, Ill.

 908 4 9,725 -732 -7.0 870 14.3 111,446 8.2

Madison, Ill.

 5,396 42 100,981 -1,888 -1.8 990 8.2 1,307,794 6.7

Monroe, Ill.

 808 12 7,904 -291 -3.6 876 15.1 90,682 11.8

St. Clair, Ill.

 5,045 31 86,303 -6,970 -7.5 1,032 14.8 1,161,123 6.6

Crawford, Mo.(4)

 663 1 6,423 -277 -4.1 787 5.1 66,442 0.9

Franklin, Mo.

 3,085 53 38,016 -1,949 -4.9 931 12.7 457,339 6.7

Jefferson, Mo.

 4,528 40 46,663 -1,718 -3.6 887 11.3 541,745 7.8

Lincoln, Mo.

 1,134 45 11,997 40 0.3 908 8.2 141,102 7.7

St. Charles, Mo.

 10,288 303 153,105 -4,121 -2.6 1,030 11.0 2,046,777 9.0

St. Louis, Mo.

 43,119 2,000 574,221 -44,189 -7.1 1,391 13.5 10,391,451 5.8

Warren, Mo.

 690 22 7,508 -200 -2.6 858 9.4 84,450 6.4

St. Louis City, Mo.

 15,942 510 212,743 -17,939 -7.8 1,359 11.2 3,777,240 2.5

Illinois

 386,250 9,583 5,573,816 -473,352 -7.8 $1,378 13.0 $100,330,069 4.5

Missouri

 221,492 8,790 2,724,378 -123,735 -4.3 1,127 11.6 39,896,337 6.6

United States

 10,675,800 311,982 140,881,253 -9,124,050 -6.1 1,339 13.0 2,453,930,738 6.3

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