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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

 1,431.1 1,428.2 1,428.7 1,425.5 1,422.2 1,422.1 1,423.9 1,427.1 1,424.1 1,422.3 1,424.4 1,427.2 1,427.4 0.2 0.0

Illinois

 6,167.1 6,155.2 6,164.5 6,160.6 6,150.7 6,143.8 6,137.2 6,148.8 6,155.0 6,137.1 6,147.4 6,158.8 6,164.8 6.0 0.1

Missouri

 2,995.2 2,982.2 2,985.5 2,981.6 2,978.9 2,982.4 2,988.1 2,985.6 2,994.7 2,985.7 2,982.1 2,993.4 2,996.8 3.4 0.1

United States

 158,498 158,478 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432 158,592 158,436 158,650 158,829 159,001 172 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)
Area and Industry

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Total Nonfarm

 1,442.0 1,431.2 1,438.1 -3.9 -0.3 3,015.8 0.1 0.0 6,191.1 -10.0 -0.2 159,467 435 0.3

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 79.1 85.5 89.6 10.5 13.3                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.6 0.1 2.2 7.2 0.2 2.9 612 -6 -1.0

Construction(3)

             159.5 8.1 5.4 252.2 6.2 2.5 8,384 58 0.7

Manufacturing

 119.2 117.4 117.1 -2.1 -1.8 277.1 -5.8 -2.1 570.4 2.0 0.4 12,595 -47 -0.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 258.4 255.6 257.5 -0.9 -0.3 555.8 0.7 0.1 1,209.0 -8.1 -0.7 28,595 -36 -0.1

Information

 27.4 27.1 27.2 -0.2 -0.7 46.2 0.4 0.9 89.5 -0.8 -0.9 2,776 -87 -3.0

Financial Activities

 96.6 93.1 92.4 -4.2 -4.3 179.5 -2.9 -1.6 379.7 -12.0 -3.1 9,079 -107 -1.2

Professional & Business Services

 211.3 210.6 208.9 -2.4 -1.1 367.1 -0.1 0.0 898.5 -16.4 -1.8 22,532 39 0.2

Education & Health Services

 282.4 283.8 281.8 -0.6 -0.2 545.9 6.3 1.2 1,047.1 18.8 1.8 27,903 629 2.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 154.3 146.4 151.4 -2.9 -1.9 322.2 1.6 0.5 618.7 -2.8 -0.5 17,309 147 0.9

Other Services

 51.1 50.6 51.0 -0.1 -0.2 115.8 -1.0 -0.9 248.7 0.8 0.3 6,053 32 0.5

Government

 162.2 161.1 161.2 -1.0 -0.6 442.1 -7.3 -1.6 870.1 2.1 0.2 23,629 -187 -0.8

(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

 56,913 61,645 65,839 64,050 54,722 - 53,233 51,814 67,833 64,437 63,492 53,254 53,112 -3,801 -6.7

Bond, IL

 256 301 355 336 315 - 350 358 347 376 356 286 302 46 18.0

Calhoun, IL

 71 82 87 94 93 - 92 88 102 114 103 78 77 6 8.5

Clinton, IL

 498 567 668 640 604 - 667 689 668 752 729 543 586 88 17.7

Jersey, IL

 332 379 418 405 385 - 429 428 414 452 437 355 386 54 16.3

Macoupin, IL

 762 846 959 967 917 - 1,025 1,035 1,101 1,113 1,078 845 872 110 14.4

Madison, IL

 4,477 5,242 5,927 5,803 5,427 - 6,021 5,897 5,790 6,049 5,908 4,859 5,013 536 12.0

Monroe, IL

 502 577 646 629 606 - 646 609 547 618 613 488 562 60 12.0

St. Clair, IL

 4,641 5,201 5,847 5,884 5,547 - 6,122 5,917 6,059 6,118 6,027 4,973 5,107 466 10.0

Crawford, MO(1)

 439 480 509 481 365 - 366 353 504 526 478 384 375 -64 -14.6

Franklin, MO

 1,988 2,133 2,237 2,127 1,736 - 1,672 1,641 2,325 2,291 2,165 1,764 1,734 -254 -12.8

Jefferson, MO

 4,626 4,905 5,131 4,830 4,029 - 3,797 3,748 5,048 5,036 4,864 4,042 3,952 -674 -14.6

Lincoln, MO

 1,241 1,312 1,380 1,318 1,100 - 1,051 1,046 2,134 1,461 1,377 1,117 1,092 -149 -12.0

St. Charles, MO

 8,288 8,837 8,925 8,619 7,106 - 6,653 6,421 10,421 8,561 8,631 7,227 7,208 -1,080 -13.0

St. Louis, MO

 21,417 22,943 24,306 23,722 19,637 - 18,115 17,548 24,206 23,072 22,953 19,597 19,364 -2,053 -9.6

Warren, MO

 699 763 775 772 632 - 588 600 1,106 784 772 642 646 -53 -7.6

St. Louis city, MO

 7,115 7,557 8,178 7,904 6,588 - 6,005 5,789 7,565 7,640 7,479 6,438 6,211 -904 -12.7

Illinois

 273,008 303,919 314,739 303,385 281,237 - 317,273 314,732 348,863 360,672 339,695 306,193 306,390 33,382 12.2

Missouri

 125,023 135,163 142,890 134,677 109,430 - 107,696 103,557 139,188 135,643 131,888 109,489 108,915 -16,108 -12.9

United States (in thousands)

 6,815 7,460 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 7,942 8,052 7,337 6,768 6,904 89 1.3

(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
Unemployment rate, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.3 3.7 - 3.6 3.5 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 -0.2

Bond, IL

 3.5 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.3 - 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.8 3.9 4.1 0.6

Calhoun, IL

 3.9 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.2 - 5.1 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.6 4.3 4.2 0.3

Clinton, IL

 2.7 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.3 - 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.0 3.2 0.5

Jersey, IL

 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.8 - 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.8 0.5

Macoupin, IL

 3.8 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.6 - 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.2 4.3 0.5

Madison, IL

 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.1 - 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5 3.7 3.9 0.5

Monroe, IL

 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 - 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.0 0.4

St. Clair, IL

 3.9 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.6 - 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.2 4.3 0.4

Crawford, MO(1)

 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.9 3.7 - 3.8 3.6 5.2 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.8 -0.6

Franklin, MO

 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.2 - 3.1 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.2 -0.5

Jefferson, MO

 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.2 - 3.0 3.0 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.2 -0.5

Lincoln, MO

 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.3 - 3.1 3.1 6.3 4.4 4.1 3.3 3.3 -0.4

St. Charles, MO

 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.0 - 2.8 2.7 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 -0.4

St. Louis, MO

 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.5 3.7 - 3.4 3.3 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.7 -0.4

Warren, MO

 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.2 - 3.0 3.0 5.6 4.0 3.9 3.2 3.3 -0.2

St. Louis city, MO

 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.0 4.2 - 3.8 3.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.0 -0.5

Illinois

 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.3 - 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.7 0.5

Missouri

 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.3 3.5 - 3.4 3.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.4 -0.5

United States

 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 0.1

(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 2025(2)
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 99,623 3,299 1,329,711 -7,707 -0.6 $1,426 4.5 $24,656,627 3.9

Bond, IL

 324 -3 4,483 -152 -3.3 1,009 4.7 59,675 2.6

Calhoun, IL

 91 -3 738 6 0.8 759 2.7 7,405 2.7

Clinton, IL

 931 -14 12,745 106 0.8 1,123 6.7 187,043 8.1

Jersey, IL

 386 -3 4,984 -189 -3.7 958 3.6 63,723 2.0

Macoupin, IL

 904 12 10,008 -199 -1.9 981 3.0 127,553 1.5

Madison, IL

 5,481 17 108,781 2,359 2.2 1,217 4.8 1,720,610 7.0

Monroe, IL

 833 0 8,634 91 1.1 1,043 5.4 117,075 5.9

St. Clair, IL

 4,849 -69 89,928 -1,206 -1.3 1,205 4.9 1,408,697 3.7

Crawford, MO(4)

 715 31 6,732 100 1.5 980 3.6 87,000 5.7

Franklin, MO

 3,181 130 40,096 220 0.6 1,077 3.9 562,316 4.6

Jefferson, MO

 4,829 161 50,301 92 0.2 1,059 5.6 695,003 5.5

Lincoln, MO

 1,299 77 13,059 -94 -0.7 1,104 2.1 189,011 2.3

St. Charles, MO

 11,490 373 164,906 -653 -0.4 1,202 3.7 2,560,272 2.8

St. Louis, MO

 48,068 1,896 592,217 -7,150 -1.2 1,586 4.4 12,200,499 3.0

Warren, MO

 825 56 9,410 1,040 12.4 1,082 6.7 133,248 20.3

St. Louis City, MO

 16,132 669 219,421 -1,978 -0.9 1,611 5.8 4,624,496 4.8

Illinois

 387,713 -16,036 6,089,513 -5,789 -0.1 $1,588 3.3 $126,074,902 3.4

Missouri

 259,908 11,925 2,920,764 -2,258 -0.1 1,324 4.4 50,365,155 4.3

United States

 12,428,415 230,709 156,700,218 299,175 0.2 1,569 4.2 3,199,848,462 4.4

(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