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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

 1,422.7 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 1,441.9 2.3 0.2

Illinois

 6,109.3 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 6,122.8 23.1 0.4

Missouri

 2,965.4 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 3,011.4 7.8 0.3

United States

 155,060 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,533 157,808 275 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

 1,411.5 1,416.1 1,427.2 15.7 1.1 2,988.1 54.3 1.9 6,035.8 22.9 0.4 156,555 2,738 1.8

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 72.3 71.7 74.2 1.9 2.6                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.5 0.2 4.7 7.1 0.2 2.9 631 7 1.1

Construction(3)

             143.0 6.2 4.5 206.8 -2.2 -1.1 7,855 213 2.8

Manufacturing

 118.1 115.6 116.5 -1.6 -1.4 286.4 -1.0 -0.3 579.8 2.0 0.3 12,913 20 0.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 260.6 265.9 263.6 3.0 1.2 561.2 7.0 1.3 1,208.3 -4.9 -0.4 28,663 61 0.2

Information

 29.2 29.5 29.3 0.1 0.3 49.0 -0.1 -0.2 88.6 -8.0 -8.3 2,996 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 96.0 96.6 95.8 -0.2 -0.2 187.0 4.2 2.3 394.8 -3.0 -0.8 9,180 83 0.9

Professional & Business Services

 219.0 212.5 216.2 -2.8 -1.3 379.6 -0.1 0.0 901.5 -39.4 -4.2 22,683 150 0.7

Education & Health Services

 271.1 274.7 280.1 9.0 3.3 524.7 21.4 4.3 989.0 28.3 2.9 26,129 1,060 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 139.9 142.3 142.2 2.3 1.6 294.4 4.5 1.6 567.2 9.9 1.8 16,243 442 2.8

Other Services

 52.0 53.0 52.5 0.5 1.0 114.7 1.8 1.6 255.3 8.8 3.6 5,819 95 1.7

Government

 153.3 154.3 156.8 3.5 2.3 443.6 10.2 2.4 837.4 31.2 3.9 23,443 639 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

 41,458 41,443 39,723 44,949 51,932 55,138 55,062 46,003 51,095 44,250 44,592 56,700 58,578   17,120 41.3

Bond, IL

 333 275 414 254 324 345 394 336 301 258 316 393 362   29 8.7

Calhoun, IL

 111 92 84 82 95 106 108 105 81 77 80 113 102   -9 -8.1

Clinton, IL

 690 598 593 545 710 785 821 741 645 542 610 822 748   58 8.4

Jersey, IL

 417 369 369 371 451 478 514 467 425 373 421 502 480   63 15.1

Macoupin, IL

 924 781 779 774 970 1,052 1,123 1,057 930 841 937 1,165 1,030   106 11.5

Madison, IL

 5,084 4,486 4,592 4,688 5,879 6,597 7,036 6,411 5,846 5,094 5,459 6,310 6,134   1,050 20.7

Monroe, IL

 557 495 492 526 629 709 750 681 579 515 535 661 633   76 13.6

St. Clair, IL

 5,465 4,934 5,021 5,135 6,159 6,892 7,364 6,797 6,069 5,120 5,419 6,486 6,068   603 11.0

Crawford, MO(1)

 327 317 288 350 413 408 410 300 371 339 326 459 499   172 52.6

Franklin, MO

 1,366 1,369 1,226 1,477 1,653 1,692 1,584 1,245 1,573 1,382 1,350 1,940 1,997   631 46.2

Jefferson, MO

 2,963 3,007 2,751 3,295 3,654 3,659 3,729 2,918 3,559 3,142 3,068 4,147 4,352   1,389 46.9

Lincoln, MO

 803 804 707 847 980 1,011 957 746 1,071 794 793 1,250 1,294   491 61.1

St. Charles, MO

 4,776 5,159 4,774 5,831 6,435 6,379 6,413 5,160 6,688 5,592 5,305 7,329 7,801   3,025 63.3

St. Louis, MO

 12,835 13,785 12,966 15,403 17,346 18,159 17,441 13,965 16,956 14,761 14,494 18,494 19,858   7,023 54.7

Warren, MO

 481 475 431 535 600 594 579 449 630 476 504 713 746   265 55.1

St. Louis city, MO

 4,653 4,814 4,524 5,186 6,047 6,680 6,249 4,925 5,742 5,283 5,301 6,375 6,973   2,320 49.9

Illinois

 297,097 278,547 242,521 255,838 309,799 304,485 333,342 303,307 289,666 267,432 267,635 325,450 340,804   43,707 14.7

Missouri

 99,331 98,099 80,383 96,318 99,497 102,714 102,607 85,016 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,992   23,661 23.8

United States (in thousands)

 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970   505 7.8

(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

 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.9 4.0   1.2

Bond, IL

 4.5 3.7 5.4 3.5 4.3 4.5 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.4 4.2 5.2 4.8   0.3

Calhoun, IL

 5.1 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.7 3.7 3.4 3.6 5.1 4.7   -0.4

Clinton, IL

 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.6 3.0 4.1 3.7   0.2

Jersey, IL

 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.9 4.7 4.5   0.5

Macoupin, IL

 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.7 4.2 5.2 4.6   0.4

Madison, IL

 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.4 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.8 4.6   0.7

Monroe, IL

 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.5 3.4   0.4

St. Clair, IL

 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.4 4.8 4.1 4.3 5.2 4.9   0.4

Crawford, MO(1)

 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 2.8 3.5 3.2 3.1 4.4 4.7   1.7

Franklin, MO

 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.3 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.6 3.7   1.1

Jefferson, MO

 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.6 3.5 3.6   1.1

Lincoln, MO

 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.5 3.6 2.7 2.7 4.2 4.3   1.6

St. Charles, MO

 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.3 3.2 3.4   1.3

St. Louis, MO

 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.5 3.7   1.3

Warren, MO

 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.4 3.3 2.5 2.7 3.8 3.9   1.4

St. Louis city, MO

 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.1 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.6   1.5

Illinois

 4.7 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.3   0.6

Missouri

 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0   0.7

United States

 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2   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