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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

 1,425.0 1,428.2 1,430.1 1,429.8 1,430.9 1,433.3 1,437.3 1,439.7 1,439.6 1,442.0 1,445.5 1,451.5 1,451.8 0.3 0.0

Illinois

 6,107.1 6,134.1 6,119.2 6,118.4 6,132.3 6,101.9 6,107.2 6,100.6 6,099.7 6,126.4 6,136.4 6,138.3 6,151.0 12.7 0.2

Missouri

 2,968.8 2,976.6 2,983.2 2,968.3 2,978.3 2,989.2 2,995.2 3,000.6 3,003.6 3,013.9 3,025.9 3,044.9 3,050.8 5.9 0.2

United States

 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,106 158,271 158,543 272 0.2

(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

 1,431.6 1,455.9 1,460.0 28.4 2.0 3,069.9 83.1 2.8 6,173.6 46.5 0.8 158,918 2,786 1.8

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 76.4 79.3 78.0 1.6 2.1                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.6 0.2 4.5 7.3 0.0 0.0 633 -7 -1.1

Construction(3)

             152.0 7.6 5.3 238.1 -1.4 -0.6 8,278 254 3.2

Manufacturing

 117.5 117.5 118.5 1.0 0.9 291.8 4.4 1.5 579.1 5.7 1.0 12,940 30 0.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 262.0 263.8 265.9 3.9 1.5 565.7 7.0 1.3 1,216.6 -4.3 -0.4 28,892 193 0.7

Information

 29.4 29.4 29.1 -0.3 -1.0 49.0 -0.1 -0.2 90.3 -4.7 -4.9 2,995 -44 -1.4

Financial Activities

 96.4 95.7 95.8 -0.6 -0.6 189.2 5.4 2.9 393.8 -4.9 -1.2 9,200 36 0.4

Professional & Business Services

 221.7 219.2 219.1 -2.6 -1.2 382.9 -1.0 -0.3 927.1 -26.5 -2.8 22,987 115 0.5

Education & Health Services

 270.8 284.4 279.1 8.3 3.1 527.1 21.1 4.2 996.7 29.9 3.1 26,269 1,059 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 149.2 155.1 163.3 14.1 9.5 337.5 22.2 7.0 612.4 10.8 1.8 17,194 412 2.5

Other Services

 52.7 54.1 53.1 0.4 0.8 118.3 3.5 3.0 259.9 10.4 4.2 5,927 97 1.7

Government

 155.5 157.4 158.1 2.6 1.7 451.8 12.8 2.9 852.3 31.5 3.8 23,603 641 2.8

(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

 47,605 50,572 52,950 52,989 45,824 49,480 44,235 44,913 56,700 58,500 55,807 50,155 59,129   11,524 24.2

Bond, IL

 268 322 325 367 307 299 280 311 393 363 348 293 330   62 23.1

Calhoun, IL

 86 95 100 101 96 81 83 79 113 101 97 83 90   4 4.7

Clinton, IL

 579 704 740 764 676 640 587 604 822 746 717 597 672   93 16.1

Jersey, IL

 391 448 451 480 426 422 404 414 502 479 465 420 442   51 13.0

Macoupin, IL

 816 964 992 1,044 968 923 910 927 1,165 1,030 954 841 935   119 14.6

Madison, IL

 4,949 5,848 6,226 6,568 5,853 5,808 5,520 5,381 6,310 6,161 5,966 5,433 5,935   986 19.9

Monroe, IL

 557 627 667 699 621 577 558 528 661 632 597 550 624   67 12.0

St. Clair, IL

 5,422 6,127 6,505 6,875 6,206 6,029 5,548 5,346 6,486 6,070 5,940 5,545 6,057   635 11.7

Crawford, MO(1)

 370 399 395 401 313 355 328 328 459 497 452 393 473   103 27.8

Franklin, MO

 1,564 1,595 1,637 1,544 1,297 1,507 1,333 1,373 1,940 1,990 1,869 1,629 1,983   419 26.8

Jefferson, MO

 3,490 3,528 3,543 3,644 3,044 3,413 3,035 3,120 4,147 4,337 4,112 3,663 4,508   1,018 29.2

Lincoln, MO

 898 946 979 934 777 1,026 766 805 1,250 1,294 1,073 937 1,146   248 27.6

St. Charles, MO

 6,181 6,207 6,169 6,261 5,382 6,407 5,400 5,389 7,329 7,782 7,223 6,460 7,937   1,756 28.4

St. Louis, MO

 16,339 16,739 17,572 17,031 14,561 16,241 14,248 14,735 18,494 19,817 19,162 17,176 20,757   4,418 27.0

Warren, MO

 565 578 573 566 469 603 458 512 713 743 659 603 729   164 29.0

St. Louis city, MO

 5,500 5,844 6,471 6,111 5,141 5,504 5,105 5,389 6,375 6,955 6,625 5,925 6,984   1,484 27.0

Illinois

 255,838 309,799 304,485 333,342 303,307 289,666 267,432 267,635 325,450 340,784 322,944 287,481 312,500   56,662 22.1

Missouri

 96,318 99,497 102,714 102,607 85,016 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,673 116,068 101,492 123,604   27,286 28.3

United States (in thousands)

 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235   535 9.4

(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

 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.9   0.7

Bond, IL

 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.1 5.2 4.8 4.6 3.9 4.3   0.7

Calhoun, IL

 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 5.1 4.6 4.4 3.8 4.0   0.0

Clinton, IL

 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.3   0.4

Jersey, IL

 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.0   0.3

Macoupin, IL

 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.1 5.2 4.6 4.2 3.7 4.1   0.4

Madison, IL

 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.4   0.6

Monroe, IL

 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.2   0.2

St. Clair, IL

 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.8   0.4

Crawford, MO(1)

 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.2 4.4 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.4   1.0

Franklin, MO

 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.6   0.7

Jefferson, MO

 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.7   0.8

Lincoln, MO

 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.4 2.6 2.7 4.2 4.3 3.6 3.1 3.8   0.8

St. Charles, MO

 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.7 3.3   0.6

St. Louis, MO

 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.8   0.7

Warren, MO

 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.7 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.8   0.8

St. Louis city, MO

 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.4 3.9 4.5   0.9

Illinois

 4.0 4.8 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.4 4.8   0.8

Missouri

 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.9   0.8

United States

 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7   0.3

(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, 4th quarter 2023(2)
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 99,023 3,911 1,336,561 16,736 1.3 $1,318 4.3 $22,899,066 5.4

Bond, IL

 318 16 4,521 67 1.5 952 6.5 56,534 8.4

Calhoun, IL

 94 -1 726 -20 -2.7 610 -3.9 5,842 -6.8

Clinton, IL

 938 13 12,268 136 1.1 997 5.7 158,868 7.2

Jersey, IL

 405 -1 5,193 123 2.4 875 2.1 60,129 5.3

Macoupin, IL

 906 12 10,132 65 0.6 961 0.9 126,057 1.6

Madison, IL

 5,497 146 103,892 878 0.9 1,103 1.9 1,489,428 2.6

Monroe, IL

 848 -5 8,470 34 0.4 952 5.2 104,886 4.2

St. Clair, IL

 4,985 -4 91,086 1,715 1.9 1,105 3.7 1,309,709 5.2

Crawford, MO(4)

 717 41 6,529 -172 -2.6 884 4.6 76,341 2.3

Franklin, MO

 3,186 111 39,283 498 1.3 1,012 5.6 515,847 7.0

Jefferson, MO

 4,778 165 48,861 91 0.2 986 5.9 629,623 6.9

Lincoln, MO

 1,205 58 12,674 363 2.9 1,025 7.3 168,813 10.4

St. Charles, MO

 11,362 654 164,805 5,768 3.6 1,122 5.2 2,378,410 7.6

St. Louis, MO

 47,255 2,117 603,503 5,883 1.0 1,467 4.2 11,495,859 5.3

Warren, MO

 791 77 7,967 224 2.9 968 5.7 101,779 9.1

St. Louis City, MO

 16,455 553 223,180 911 0.4 1,473 5.1 4,297,283 5.1

Illinois

 410,615 5,328 6,051,872 48,600 0.8 $1,479 3.4 $116,440,354 4.1

Missouri

 253,947 14,547 2,906,339 44,567 1.6 1,222 4.3 46,183,788 5.8

United States

 12,090,132 335,223 154,848,113 2,322,828 1.5 1,435 3.6 2,886,734,623 5.2

(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