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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

 1,399.1 1,404.3 1,406.5 1,410.6 1,413.9 1,412.8 1,415.0 1,418.1 1,420.3 1,421.2 1,420.5 1,426.2 1,426.1 -0.1 0.0

Illinois

 5,988.8 5,995.1 6,009.4 6,019.9 6,063.8 6,070.0 6,079.6 6,080.6 6,096.4 6,091.6 6,103.9 6,112.0 6,119.9 7.9 0.1

Missouri

 2,907.2 2,914.7 2,922.1 2,932.1 2,942.3 2,937.0 2,945.0 2,951.4 2,957.1 2,957.0 2,960.2 2,967.0 2,969.3 2.3 0.1

United States

 151,424 151,678 152,042 152,412 152,980 153,332 153,682 154,006 154,296 154,535 155,007 155,333 155,569 236 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

 1,388.2 1,413.5 1,415.9 27.7 2.0 2,955.9 67.3 2.3 6,046.9 117.3 2.0 154,517 4,106 2.7

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 70.8 67.8 68.7 -2.1 -3.0                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.5 0.2 4.7 6.9 0.3 4.5 629 46 7.9

Construction(3)

             135.2 1.6 1.2 213.1 1.5 0.7 7,656 193 2.6

Manufacturing

 115.2 119.2 119.2 4.0 3.5 291.8 12.8 4.6 567.8 1.2 0.2 12,936 263 2.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 260.8 261.3 261.1 0.3 0.1 555.2 0.9 0.2 1,210.2 9.9 0.8 28,601 274 1.0

Information

 28.1 28.4 28.2 0.1 0.4 47.7 -0.2 -0.4 91.1 -2.8 -3.0 3,070 64 2.1

Financial Activities

 95.9 97.6 96.5 0.6 0.6 187.4 4.9 2.7 402.5 3.8 1.0 9,041 92 1.0

Professional & Business Services

 217.0 217.9 220.0 3.0 1.4 388.3 11.5 3.1 949.7 -6.0 -0.6 22,677 470 2.1

Education & Health Services

 260.1 270.8 265.3 5.2 2.0 495.3 11.4 2.4 963.1 37.4 4.0 25,204 1,042 4.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 134.8 141.2 147.0 12.2 9.1 300.6 16.1 5.7 572.5 37.7 7.0 16,084 981 6.5

Other Services

 53.0 55.3 55.5 2.5 4.7 116.2 4.3 3.8 251.8 9.0 3.7 5,788 176 3.1

Government

 152.5 154.0 154.4 1.9 1.2 433.7 3.8 0.9 818.2 25.3 3.2 22,831 505 2.3

(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

 44,790 35,543 37,562 38,173 42,892 44,643 33,069 36,600 36,386 34,939 44,119 41,458 41,431   -3,359 -7.5

Bond, IL

 301 290 260 282 281 286 244 267 250 251 319 333 276   -25 -8.3

Calhoun, IL

 92 78 82 90 83 84 74 81 83 79 99 111 92   0 0.0

Clinton, IL

 645 548 564 585 604 572 510 562 511 516 624 690 598   -47 -7.3

Jersey, IL

 390 358 356 392 387 373 314 325 331 320 378 417 369   -21 -5.4

Macoupin, IL

 881 803 797 840 823 803 712 776 749 715 908 924 777   -104 -11.8

Madison, IL

 5,077 4,766 4,779 5,165 5,310 5,213 4,416 4,652 4,472 4,065 4,856 5,084 4,491   -586 -11.5

Monroe, IL

 533 499 521 554 560 548 499 508 493 439 522 557 494   -39 -7.3

St. Clair, IL

 5,595 5,206 5,178 5,469 5,455 5,615 4,759 4,938 4,769 4,250 5,141 5,465 4,932   -663 -11.8

Crawford, MO(1)

 360 255 285 278 338 344 222 254 256 270 338 327 317   -43 -11.9

Franklin, MO

 1,421 992 1,105 1,104 1,306 1,361 925 1,095 1,089 1,124 1,430 1,366 1,367   -54 -3.8

Jefferson, MO

 3,281 2,303 2,505 2,481 2,920 3,186 2,136 2,455 2,487 2,524 3,113 2,963 3,006   -275 -8.4

Lincoln, MO

 881 609 651 639 778 829 543 642 655 632 1,167 803 804   -77 -8.7

St. Charles, MO

 5,376 3,885 4,393 4,271 4,811 5,195 3,683 4,297 4,186 4,109 5,904 4,776 5,157   -219 -4.1

St. Louis, MO

 14,579 10,890 11,919 11,709 13,957 14,726 10,239 11,581 11,719 11,314 14,122 12,835 13,778   -801 -5.5

Warren, MO

 527 370 412 400 482 517 355 408 406 403 656 481 475   -52 -9.9

St. Louis city, MO

 5,211 3,946 4,040 4,192 5,135 5,335 3,660 4,013 4,186 4,198 4,880 4,653 4,815   -396 -7.6

Illinois

 301,708 278,159 281,171 315,420 308,164 312,947 274,191 274,126 268,071 260,429 302,868 292,557 279,007   -22,701 -7.5

Missouri

 86,857 62,551 69,447 69,881 84,176 86,871 59,884 69,888 68,723 68,213 86,635 81,604 83,971   -2,886 -3.3

United States (in thousands)

 6,168 5,458 5,548 6,334 6,255 6,256 5,460 5,609 5,523 5,352 6,378 6,465 6,043   -125 -2.0

(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

 3.1 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.8   -0.3

Bond, IL

 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.4 4.4 4.5 3.7   -0.3

Calhoun, IL

 4.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.6 5.1 4.2   0.0

Clinton, IL

 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.5 3.0   -0.2

Jersey, IL

 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.5   -0.2

Macoupin, IL

 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.2 3.5   -0.5

Madison, IL

 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.5   -0.4

Monroe, IL

 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.9 3.0 2.7   -0.2

St. Clair, IL

 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.5 4.3 4.5 4.0   -0.5

Crawford, MO(1)

 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 3.1 3.2 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.0 2.9   -0.4

Franklin, MO

 2.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.6 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.5   -0.2

Jefferson, MO

 2.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.7 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.5   -0.3

Lincoln, MO

 3.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 4.0 2.7 2.7   -0.3

St. Charles, MO

 2.4 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.1 2.2   -0.2

St. Louis, MO

 2.8 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.6   -0.2

Warren, MO

 2.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 3.5 2.5 2.5   -0.3

St. Louis city, MO

 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.1 3.2   -0.3

Illinois

 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.7 4.5 4.3   -0.4

Missouri

 2.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7   -0.1

United States

 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.6   -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(1)employment and wages, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, 3rd quarter 2022(2)
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St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

 94,555 4,079 1,311,492 28,104 2.2 $1,232 8.7 $20,855,822 11.1

Bond, IL

 312 13 4,452 182 4.3 940 10.5 52,959 15.2

Calhoun, IL

 95 6 745 13 1.8 664 11.0 6,385 12.3

Clinton, IL

 927 20 12,040 18 0.1 896 9.0 140,609 9.6

Jersey, IL

 413 15 5,288 -8 -0.2 812 6.4 56,400 6.7

Macoupin, IL

 912 5 10,009 115 1.2 847 6.9 109,861 8.6

Madison, IL

 5,436 83 102,791 2,790 2.8 1,039 8.3 1,375,327 11.0

Monroe, IL

 854 35 8,737 214 2.5 849 6.9 94,554 7.0

St. Clair, IL

 5,068 49 88,650 807 0.9 1,047 4.9 1,204,647 5.9

Crawford, MO(4)

 678 22 6,914 95 1.4 855 11.9 75,553 13.6

Franklin, MO

 3,075 33 38,684 967 2.6 954 7.7 471,783 10.5

Jefferson, MO

 4,623 183 47,829 564 1.2 899 8.8 544,837 9.9

Lincoln, MO

 1,146 22 12,296 351 2.9 944 12.1 144,680 15.0

St. Charles, MO

 10,600 282 157,493 3,259 2.1 1,066 11.3 2,145,245 13.8

St. Louis, MO

 44,614 2,475 590,390 12,844 2.2 1,352 8.2 10,356,068 10.6

Warren, MO

 704 10 7,957 218 2.8 894 8.6 88,801 9.8

St. Louis City, MO

 15,776 848 224,131 5,770 2.6 1,404 9.7 4,063,667 13.1

Illinois

 410,944 20,744 5,982,169 227,268 3.9 $1,361 6.9 $105,412,354 11.1

Missouri

 236,875 15,688 2,849,160 88,715 3.2 1,149 8.9 41,954,646 12.2

United States

 11,608,876 620,557 151,239,638 6,168,586 4.3 1,334 6.7 2,609,769,853 11.1

(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