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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

 1,428.7 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 1,430.9 1,431.2 1,426.5 -4.7 -0.3

Illinois

 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 6,162.9 6,164.7 6,176.4 11.7 0.2

Missouri

 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 2,999.6 3,006.8 3,014.9 8.1 0.3

United States

 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432 158,592 158,436 158,650 158,798 158,861 158,881 158,858 -23 0.0

(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

 1,423.9 1,447.3 1,430.9 7.0 0.5 3,008.5 36.0 1.2 6,203.0 15.7 0.3 158,649 382 0.2

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 81.3 93.1 92.7 11.4 14.0                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.6 0.1 2.2 7.3 0.3 4.3 615 -2 -0.3

Construction(3)

             163.5 8.1 5.2 270.9 15.1 5.9 8,536 60 0.7

Manufacturing

 120.2 118.0 118.7 -1.5 -1.2 280.4 -3.3 -1.2 574.9 2.5 0.4 12,694 1 0.0

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 259.0 258.1 258.8 -0.2 -0.1 557.2 4.0 0.7 1,214.0 -3.8 -0.3 28,652 -14 0.0

Information

 27.6 27.3 27.2 -0.4 -1.4 46.4 0.3 0.7 87.9 -2.4 -2.7 2,788 -94 -3.3

Financial Activities

 97.4 92.9 92.4 -5.0 -5.1 180.9 -2.9 -1.6 382.7 -15.7 -3.9 9,149 -129 -1.4

Professional & Business Services

 210.1 211.9 212.1 2.0 1.0 370.9 5.5 1.5 919.7 -1.9 -0.2 22,647 136 0.6

Education & Health Services

 278.5 276.7 278.9 0.4 0.1 544.8 10.2 1.9 1,031.8 12.6 1.2 27,666 554 2.0

Leisure & Hospitality

 156.7 160.2 160.0 3.3 2.1 339.2 14.8 4.6 637.8 4.8 0.8 17,676 77 0.4

Other Services

 52.1 50.5 50.1 -2.0 -3.8 116.1 -1.6 -1.4 253.4 2.1 0.8 6,113 46 0.8

Government

 141.0 158.6 140.0 -1.0 -0.7 404.5 0.8 0.2 822.6 2.1 0.3 22,113 -253 -1.1

(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

 65,839 64,050 54,722 - 53,233 51,814 67,833 64,437 63,492 53,254 53,162 56,418 57,191 -8,648 -13.1

Bond, IL

 355 336 315 - 350 358 347 376 356 286 302 340 288 -67 -18.9

Calhoun, IL

 87 94 93 - 92 88 102 114 103 78 76 77 69 -18 -20.7

Clinton, IL

 668 640 604 - 667 689 668 752 729 543 584 607 492 -176 -26.3

Jersey, IL

 418 405 385 - 429 428 414 452 437 355 387 408 339 -79 -18.9

Macoupin, IL

 959 967 917 - 1,025 1,035 1,101 1,113 1,078 845 875 895 759 -200 -20.9

Madison, IL

 5,927 5,803 5,427 - 6,021 5,897 5,790 6,049 5,908 4,859 5,015 5,479 4,653 -1,274 -21.5

Monroe, IL

 646 629 606 - 646 609 547 618 613 488 561 581 483 -163 -25.2

St. Clair, IL

 5,847 5,884 5,547 - 6,122 5,917 6,059 6,118 6,027 4,973 5,101 5,311 4,577 -1,270 -21.7

Crawford, MO(1)

 509 481 365 - 366 353 504 526 478 384 375 415 447 -62 -12.2

Franklin, MO

 2,237 2,127 1,736 - 1,672 1,641 2,325 2,291 2,165 1,764 1,736 1,890 2,019 -218 -9.7

Jefferson, MO

 5,131 4,830 4,029 - 3,797 3,748 5,048 5,036 4,864 4,042 3,957 4,228 4,504 -627 -12.2

Lincoln, MO

 1,380 1,318 1,100 - 1,051 1,046 2,134 1,461 1,377 1,117 1,093 1,184 1,272 -108 -7.8

St. Charles, MO

 8,925 8,619 7,106 - 6,653 6,421 10,421 8,561 8,631 7,227 7,213 7,738 8,136 -789 -8.8

St. Louis, MO

 24,306 23,722 19,637 - 18,115 17,548 24,206 23,072 22,953 19,597 19,395 20,509 21,856 -2,450 -10.1

Warren, MO

 775 772 632 - 588 600 1,106 784 772 642 646 679 740 -35 -4.5

St. Louis city, MO

 8,178 7,904 6,588 - 6,005 5,789 7,565 7,640 7,479 6,438 6,221 6,492 7,004 -1,174 -14.4

Illinois

 314,739 303,385 281,237 - 317,273 314,732 348,863 360,672 339,695 306,193 306,428 333,514 297,841 -16,898 -5.4

Missouri

 142,890 134,677 109,430 - 107,696 103,557 139,188 135,643 131,888 109,489 109,014 117,731 125,194 -17,696 -12.4

United States (in thousands)

 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 7,942 8,052 7,337 6,768 6,904 7,476 7,435 -412 -5.3

(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

 4.4 4.3 3.7 - 3.6 3.5 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 -0.6

Bond, IL

 4.7 4.5 4.3 - 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.8 3.9 4.1 4.5 3.8 -0.9

Calhoun, IL

 4.7 5.1 5.2 - 5.1 4.9 5.7 6.3 5.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.7 -1.0

Clinton, IL

 3.6 3.5 3.3 - 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.6 -1.0

Jersey, IL

 4.1 4.0 3.8 - 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.3 -0.8

Macoupin, IL

 4.7 4.8 4.6 - 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 3.7 -1.0

Madison, IL

 4.4 4.4 4.1 - 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.5 -0.9

Monroe, IL

 3.3 3.3 3.2 - 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.9 3.0 2.5 -0.8

St. Clair, IL

 4.8 4.9 4.6 - 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 3.8 -1.0

Crawford, MO(1)

 5.1 4.9 3.7 - 3.8 3.6 5.2 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.5 -0.6

Franklin, MO

 4.1 3.9 3.2 - 3.1 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.7 -0.4

Jefferson, MO

 4.0 3.8 3.2 - 3.0 3.0 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.6 -0.4

Lincoln, MO

 4.0 3.9 3.3 - 3.1 3.1 6.3 4.4 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.7 -0.3

St. Charles, MO

 3.7 3.6 3.0 - 2.8 2.7 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 -0.4

St. Louis, MO

 4.5 4.5 3.7 - 3.4 3.3 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.1 -0.4

Warren, MO

 3.8 3.9 3.2 - 3.0 3.0 5.6 4.0 3.9 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.7 -0.1

St. Louis city, MO

 5.1 5.0 4.2 - 3.8 3.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.4 -0.7

Illinois

 4.7 4.6 4.3 - 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.7 5.1 4.6 -0.1

Missouri

 4.5 4.3 3.5 - 3.4 3.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 -0.6

United States

 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.4 -0.2

(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 2026(2)
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 100,659 4,118 1,312,446 -6,117 -0.5 $1,491 3.6 $25,347,047 3.6

Bond, IL

 326 5 4,390 -160 -3.5 1,066 2.6 60,905 0.8

Calhoun, IL

 90 3 733 6 0.8 729 2.7 6,878 4.6

Clinton, IL

 928 5 12,542 13 0.1 1,023 0.8 166,163 1.9

Jersey, IL

 380 1 4,923 31 0.6 952 2.1 60,346 2.9

Macoupin, IL

 918 34 9,695 -131 -1.3 940 4.1 118,010 3.5

Madison, IL

 5,478 142 108,335 2,562 2.4 1,197 3.5 1,676,033 6.2

Monroe, IL

 830 23 8,572 8 0.1 994 5.9 109,259 7.5

St. Clair, IL

 4,867 107 88,108 -1,207 -1.4 1,184 5.3 1,342,380 4.0

Crawford, MO(4)

 723 26 6,851 136 2.0 1,018 4.8 90,135 7.9

Franklin, MO

 3,205 133 39,666 28 0.1 1,045 2.6 537,174 3.6

Jefferson, MO

 4,881 227 49,599 218 0.4 1,013 4.8 649,732 5.7

Lincoln, MO

 1,294 59 12,995 56 0.4 1,033 3.0 174,053 4.4

St. Charles, MO

 11,651 546 161,657 -676 -0.4 1,348 2.4 2,804,862 2.8

St. Louis, MO

 48,684 2,217 584,641 -3,429 -0.6 1,654 4.2 12,570,332 3.9

Warren, MO

 844 59 9,377 865 10.2 997 3.7 120,120 16.8

St. Louis City, MO

 16,283 557 217,213 -4,301 -1.9 1,761 3.5 4,950,799 1.6

Illinois

 389,406 16,679 5,992,382 751 0.0 $1,731 4.1 $134,307,716 4.1

Missouri

 263,493 13,902 2,890,458 2,220 0.1 1,354 3.4 50,678,704 3.8

United States

 12,381,750 418,060 154,771,941 85,572 0.1 1,654 3.9 3,320,292,610 4.1

(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