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News Releases:
Jan
05
Consumer Expenditures in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area — 2023–24

Households in the St. Louis, MO-IL, metropolitan area spent an average of $77,694 per year in 2023–24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec
31
Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri — First Quarter 2025

From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains in private-sector establishments in Missouri were 132,889, while gross job losses were 131,147, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec
18
Consumer Price Index, Midwest region — November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region increased 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in November.

Missouri Economy at a Glance:
Missouri
Data Series Back
Data		 June
2025		 July
2025		 Aug
2025		 Sept
2025		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,163.9 3,167.1 3,171.9 3,176.8 (2)- (p)3,193.9

Employment(1)

 3,036.3 3,037.4 3,040.3 3,045.0 (2)- (p)3,064.7

Unemployment(1)

 127.6 129.8 131.5 131.8 (2)- (p)129.1

Unemployment Rate(3)

 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 (2)- (p)4.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 3,012.3 3,027.7 3,022.9 3,042.2 3,048.8 (p)3,054.3

12-month % change

 0.8 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.6 (p)2.0

Mining and Logging(4)

 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 (p)4.5

12-month % change

 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(4)

 151.8 150.6 150.6 149.2 149.6 (p)152.7

12-month % change

 3.2 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.9 (p)4.3

Manufacturing(4)

 282.1 283.2 278.0 279.5 278.5 (p)279.8

12-month % change

 -0.9 1.8 -2.0 -1.5 -2.0 (p)-1.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 559.0 561.4 560.7 561.7 561.1 (p)560.4

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 (p)-0.2

Information(4)

 44.4 43.5 44.3 44.4 44.4 (p)44.3

12-month % change

 -6.1 -8.0 -6.1 -5.7 -5.5 (p)-5.1

Financial Activities(4)

 179.8 180.4 180.6 181.7 183.6 (p)184.4

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 1.1 (p)1.2

Professional & Business Services(4)

 367.7 367.3 365.0 369.7 371.3 (p)373.7

12-month % change

 -1.5 -1.2 -1.9 -0.6 0.3 (p)0.6

Education & Health Services(4)

 549.1 549.8 546.5 543.1 545.4 (p)546.0

12-month % change

 4.4 4.8 3.9 3.0 2.8 (p)2.3

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 316.3 318.7 321.2 322.1 324.8 (p)320.8

12-month % change

 1.3 2.9 3.7 4.0 3.4 (p)4.5

Other Services(4)

 114.3 114.6 114.8 115.4 115.4 (p)116.1

12-month % change

 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.8 (p)1.5

Government(4)

 443.3 453.6 456.7 470.9 470.2 (p)471.6

12-month % change

 1.8 3.3 3.8 6.7 6.1 (p)6.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
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