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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

 1,425.4 1,425.2 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 1,444.2 2.2 0.2

Illinois

 6,113.0 6,106.3 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 6,139.1 12.7 0.2

Missouri

 2,967.8 2,967.7 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 3,022.0 8.1 0.3

United States

 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,111 315 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)
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Total Nonfarm

 1,416.3 1,426.3 1,435.7 19.4 1.4 3,009.9 60.6 2.1 6,071.3 15.2 0.3 157,213 2,960 1.9

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 73.8 74.8 76.9 3.1 4.2                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.5 0.2 4.7 7.1 0.1 1.4 639 11 1.8

Construction(3)

             146.6 7.3 5.2 215.1 -3.0 -1.4 7,972 271 3.5

Manufacturing

 117.9 116.6 117.3 -0.6 -0.5 286.6 -0.7 -0.2 581.1 2.7 0.5 12,903 14 0.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 261.0 263.4 263.9 2.9 1.1 563.1 7.2 1.3 1,212.3 -3.3 -0.3 28,701 148 0.5

Information

 29.2 29.3 29.1 -0.1 -0.3 48.7 -0.4 -0.8 89.3 -7.0 -7.3 3,004 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 96.2 95.5 95.2 -1.0 -1.0 187.0 4.0 2.2 393.9 -4.3 -1.1 9,169 75 0.8

Professional & Business Services

 220.3 216.1 214.6 -5.7 -2.6 375.2 -4.9 -1.3 900.6 -42.8 -4.5 22,724 172 0.8

Education & Health Services

 268.5 280.0 279.0 10.5 3.9 523.7 23.1 4.6 990.0 22.7 2.3 26,187 1,054 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 142.4 142.1 148.3 5.9 4.1 311.2 10.9 3.6 580.4 9.6 1.7 16,483 452 2.8

Other Services

 52.3 51.7 53.5 1.2 2.3 116.7 2.7 2.4 256.4 8.2 3.3 5,854 104 1.8

Government

 154.7 156.8 157.9 3.2 2.1 446.6 11.2 2.6 845.1 32.3 4.0 23,577 691 3.0

(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

 47,086 41,311 47,605 50,572 52,950 52,989 45,824 49,480 44,235 44,913 56,700 58,500 55,820   8,734 18.5

Bond, IL

 292 413 268 322 325 367 307 299 280 311 393 363 347   55 18.8

Calhoun, IL

 97 83 86 95 100 101 96 81 83 79 113 101 97   0 0.0

Clinton, IL

 633 591 579 704 740 764 676 640 587 604 822 746 717   84 13.3

Jersey, IL

 387 367 391 448 451 480 426 422 404 414 502 479 466   79 20.4

Macoupin, IL

 824 776 816 964 992 1,044 968 923 910 927 1,165 1,030 956   132 16.0

Madison, IL

 4,749 4,584 4,949 5,848 6,226 6,568 5,853 5,808 5,520 5,381 6,310 6,161 5,958   1,209 25.5

Monroe, IL

 524 491 557 627 667 699 621 577 558 528 661 632 596   72 13.7

St. Clair, IL

 5,222 5,011 5,422 6,127 6,505 6,875 6,206 6,029 5,548 5,346 6,486 6,070 5,941   719 13.8

Crawford, MO(1)

 371 304 370 399 395 401 313 355 328 328 459 497 453   82 22.1

Franklin, MO

 1,602 1,297 1,564 1,595 1,637 1,544 1,297 1,507 1,333 1,373 1,940 1,990 1,870   268 16.7

Jefferson, MO

 3,512 2,912 3,490 3,528 3,543 3,644 3,044 3,413 3,035 3,120 4,147 4,337 4,115   603 17.2

Lincoln, MO

 940 748 898 946 979 934 777 1,026 766 805 1,250 1,294 1,074   134 14.3

St. Charles, MO

 6,024 5,053 6,181 6,207 6,169 6,261 5,382 6,407 5,400 5,389 7,329 7,782 7,231   1,207 20.0

St. Louis, MO

 16,101 13,734 16,339 16,739 17,572 17,031 14,561 16,241 14,248 14,735 18,494 19,817 19,165   3,064 19.0

Warren, MO

 554 456 565 578 573 566 469 603 458 512 713 743 660   106 19.1

St. Louis city, MO

 5,625 4,795 5,500 5,844 6,471 6,111 5,141 5,504 5,105 5,389 6,375 6,955 6,627   1,002 17.8

Illinois

 278,547 242,521 255,838 309,799 304,485 333,342 303,307 289,666 267,432 267,635 325,450 340,784 322,967   44,420 15.9

Missouri

 98,099 80,383 96,318 99,497 102,714 102,607 85,016 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,673 116,104   18,005 18.4

United States (in thousands)

 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604   561 9.3

(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

 3.2 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.9 4.0 3.8   0.6

Bond, IL

 3.9 5.4 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.1 5.2 4.8 4.6   0.7

Calhoun, IL

 4.5 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 5.1 4.6 4.4   -0.1

Clinton, IL

 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 4.1 3.7 3.5   0.3

Jersey, IL

 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.7 4.5 4.3   0.6

Macoupin, IL

 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.1 5.2 4.6 4.3   0.6

Madison, IL

 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.8 4.7 4.5   0.9

Monroe, IL

 2.8 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.5 3.4 3.1   0.3

St. Clair, IL

 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.2 4.9 4.8   0.5

Crawford, MO(1)

 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.2 4.4 4.7 4.3   0.8

Franklin, MO

 3.0 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.6 3.7 3.5   0.5

Jefferson, MO

 3.0 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.5 3.6 3.4   0.4

Lincoln, MO

 3.2 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.4 2.6 2.7 4.2 4.3 3.6   0.4

St. Charles, MO

 2.6 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.4 3.1   0.5

St. Louis, MO

 3.0 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.6   0.6

Warren, MO

 2.9 2.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.7 3.8 3.9 3.5   0.6

St. Louis city, MO

 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.4   0.6

Illinois

 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.3 5.0   0.7

Missouri

 3.2 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.7   0.5

United States

 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9   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, 3rd quarter 2023(2)
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 98,139 3,950 1,329,761 15,563 1.2 $1,231 -0.1 $21,125,671 1.1

Bond, IL

 316 13 4,524 66 1.5 937 -0.2 53,812 1.6

Calhoun, IL

 94 0 758 14 1.9 605 -8.9 5,962 -6.6

Clinton, IL

 943 24 12,249 186 1.5 900 1.1 143,493 2.7

Jersey, IL

 408 3 5,386 93 1.8 822 1.4 57,779 2.5

Macoupin, IL

 915 25 10,141 125 1.2 853 0.7 111,408 1.4

Madison, IL

 5,483 149 103,311 481 0.5 1,043 0.3 1,389,206 1.0

Monroe, IL

 855 12 8,661 -77 -0.9 849 0.0 96,023 1.6

St. Clair, IL

 5,020 56 90,742 1,014 1.1 1,062 1.8 1,242,288 2.5

Crawford, MO(4)

 709 36 6,665 -250 -3.6 871 1.8 75,141 -0.6

Franklin, MO

 3,160 87 38,976 246 0.6 966 1.3 480,026 1.6

Jefferson, MO

 4,762 154 48,745 846 1.8 895 -0.4 551,965 1.1

Lincoln, MO

 1,189 40 12,686 344 2.8 954 1.2 151,726 4.5

St. Charles, MO

 11,206 600 162,675 5,040 3.2 1,057 -0.8 2,206,044 2.7

St. Louis, MO

 46,671 2,125 598,683 7,409 1.3 1,336 -1.3 10,356,888 -0.2

Warren, MO

 777 69 8,298 323 4.1 916 2.6 95,504 7.5

St. Louis City, MO

 16,340 593 223,926 -547 -0.2 1,442 2.7 4,183,547 2.8

Illinois

 411,341 11,616 6,044,128 49,065 0.8 $1,346 -1.0 $105,278,106 -0.2

Missouri

 250,417 13,932 2,894,138 43,308 1.5 1,152 0.3 42,748,083 1.8

United States

 12,026,378 421,791 153,772,811 2,247,832 1.5 1,334 0.1 2,653,972,298 1.6

(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