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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Table

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill., Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, St. Louis metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 1,348.0 1,348.9 1,349.5 1,359.2 1,367.9 1,364.1 1,363.5 1,368.1 1,369.2 1,376.7 1,377.1 1,378.7 1,377.4 -1.3 -0.1

Illinois

 5,756.1 5,766.8 5,762.8 5,786.2 5,823.7 5,828.5 5,844.3 5,894.4 5,922.0 5,940.2 5,951.0 5,976.1 5,994.4 18.3 0.3

Missouri

 2,822.2 2,823.3 2,825.5 2,838.9 2,874.7 2,866.6 2,855.0 2,860.1 2,867.5 2,885.7 2,895.3 2,904.5 2,904.3 -0.2 0.0

United States

 144,431 144,694 145,141 145,698 146,387 146,904 147,328 148,005 148,652 149,240 149,744 150,494 150,925 431 0.3

(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

 1,338.6 1,360.3 1,367.1 28.5 2.1 2,887.6 82.3 2.9 5,931.1 241.2 4.2 149,938 6,630 4.6

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 65.6 67.7 71.9 6.3 9.6                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.5 0.2 4.7 6.5 0.2 3.2 596 49 9.0

Construction(3)

             136.2 10.1 8.0 202.5 -1.9 -0.9 7,392 230 3.2

Manufacturing

 113.8 117.6 117.6 3.8 3.3 270.7 0.7 0.3 566.0 12.4 2.2 12,626 401 3.3

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 259.0 266.1 263.5 4.5 1.7 550.1 12.0 2.2 1,203.8 41.2 3.5 28,372 1,168 4.3

Information

 26.0 26.1 26.3 0.3 1.2 46.7 0.2 0.4 93.8 6.3 7.2 2,918 159 5.8

Financial Activities

 91.9 88.8 90.0 -1.9 -2.1 176.1 -1.6 -0.9 407.7 3.3 0.8 8,863 177 2.0

Professional & Business Services

 206.5 211.5 212.2 5.7 2.8 388.6 20.2 5.5 953.3 53.2 5.9 21,923 1,156 5.6

Education & Health Services

 255.3 254.3 252.7 -2.6 -1.0 482.3 0.7 0.1 916.2 6.3 0.7 24,263 620 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 119.9 126.2 129.8 9.9 8.3 285.3 30.5 12.0 536.3 87.9 19.6 14,953 2,077 16.1

Other Services

 47.7 49.9 50.4 2.7 5.7 115.0 5.4 4.9 242.2 8.4 3.6 5,603 307 5.8

Government

 152.9 152.1 152.7 -0.2 -0.1 432.1 3.9 0.9 802.8 23.9 3.1 22,429 286 1.3

(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.-Ill. MSA

 76,590 68,691 68,228 75,958 73,416 70,184 55,410 52,251 49,464 52,811 62,781 54,376 54,031   -22,559 -29.5

Bond, Ill.

 373 326 315 376 369 360 295 267 264 252 333 323 288   -85 -22.8

Calhoun, Ill.

 117 106 95 105 108 98 83 79 76 77 105 100 89   -28 -23.9

Clinton, Ill.

 752 622 588 800 746 714 589 521 499 501 679 658 595   -157 -20.9

Jersey, Ill.

 517 455 413 503 536 475 377 351 331 344 446 423 377   -140 -27.1

Macoupin, Ill.

 1,146 984 883 1,088 1,058 1,016 846 773 757 749 988 931 851   -295 -25.7

Madison, Ill.

 7,257 6,422 5,976 7,209 7,211 6,850 5,610 4,981 4,667 4,584 5,692 5,309 5,043   -2,214 -30.5

Monroe, Ill.

 637 561 509 640 669 635 494 460 410 409 538 518 497   -140 -22.0

St. Clair, Ill.

 8,629 7,750 7,116 8,477 8,203 7,968 6,762 6,026 5,696 5,498 6,754 6,289 5,990   -2,639 -30.6

Crawford, Mo.(1)

 654 489 480 528 488 472 349 364 349 381 484 436 427   -227 -34.7

Franklin, Mo.

 2,535 2,051 2,058 2,290 2,098 2,124 1,562 1,615 1,512 1,654 2,032 1,766 1,753   -782 -30.8

Jefferson, Mo.

 5,816 4,775 4,805 5,082 4,709 4,717 3,509 3,677 3,514 3,714 4,558 4,074 4,070   -1,746 -30.0

Lincoln, Mo.

 1,395 1,158 1,353 1,602 1,609 1,329 1,377 936 878 1,393 1,634 1,133 1,092   -303 -21.7

St. Charles, Mo.

 8,695 7,445 8,128 8,979 8,543 8,018 6,916 6,191 5,827 7,125 8,358 6,394 6,622   -2,073 -23.8

St. Louis, Mo.

 27,044 24,913 25,009 26,976 25,773 24,675 18,755 18,519 17,572 18,567 21,599 18,319 18,793   -8,251 -30.5

Warren, Mo.

 829 687 810 902 863 775 732 555 533 738 885 662 650   -179 -21.6

St. Louis city, Mo.

 10,848 10,436 10,170 10,929 10,921 10,430 7,503 7,300 6,928 7,206 8,180 7,477 7,321   -3,527 -32.5

Illinois

 419,661 403,173 383,240 461,265 422,720 389,056 320,836 306,608 275,705 270,793 339,200 321,905 302,487   -117,174 -27.9

Missouri

 154,191 137,983 144,893 154,623 140,485 134,234 106,630 101,955 99,570 104,116 125,259 114,104 109,399   -44,792 -29.0

United States (in thousands)

 9,905 9,220 8,829 9,883 9,221 8,556 7,366 6,896 6,302 5,964 7,207 6,782 6,168   -3,737 -37.7

(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.-Ill. MSA

 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.0 4.8 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.3 3.7 3.7   -1.6

Bond, Ill.

 5.1 4.4 4.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.4 3.9   -1.2

Calhoun, Ill.

 5.5 4.9 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 4.9 4.7 4.1   -1.4

Clinton, Ill.

 3.9 3.2 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.5 3.3 3.0   -0.9

Jersey, Ill.

 4.9 4.3 3.9 4.7 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 4.2 4.0 3.6   -1.3

Macoupin, Ill.

 5.3 4.5 4.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.5 4.5 4.3 3.9   -1.4

Madison, Ill.

 5.6 4.9 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.4 4.1 3.9   -1.7

Monroe, Ill.

 3.5 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.9 2.8 2.7   -0.8

St. Clair, Ill.

 7.0 6.3 5.8 6.8 6.6 6.4 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.5 5.5 5.1 4.9   -2.1

Crawford, Mo.(1)

 6.0 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.4 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.5 4.4 4.0 3.9   -2.1

Franklin, Mo.

 4.8 3.9 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.3   -1.5

Jefferson, Mo.

 5.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.8 3.4 3.4   -1.6

Lincoln, Mo.

 4.8 4.0 4.6 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.7 3.2 3.0 4.7 5.5 3.8 3.7   -1.1

St. Charles, Mo.

 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.5 3.1 3.6 2.8 2.9   -1.0

St. Louis, Mo.

 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.5   -1.7

Warren, Mo.

 4.5 3.7 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.0 2.8 3.9 4.7 3.5 3.4   -1.1

St. Louis city, Mo.

 7.2 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.1 6.9 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.0 4.8   -2.4

Illinois

 6.7 6.4 6.1 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 5.3 5.0 4.7   -2.0

Missouri

 5.1 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.6   -1.5

United States

 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.8   -2.4

(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 2021(2)
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 91,624 243 1,286,899 32,030 2.6 $1,131 5.2 $18,792,630 8.6

Bond, Ill.

 298 2 4,265 60 1.4 853 9.4 45,961 9.5

Calhoun, Ill.

 90 -7 731 37 5.3 598 3.3 5,682 9.8

Clinton, Ill.

 910 23 12,000 261 2.2 823 5.5 128,162 8.3

Jersey, Ill.

 404 11 5,297 238 4.7 763 6.3 52,833 10.9

Macoupin, Ill.

 911 11 9,868 67 0.7 793 6.3 101,017 7.6

Madison, Ill.

 5,416 103 103,820 3,488 3.5 941 7.7 1,262,428 11.7

Monroe, Ill.

 831 29 8,514 562 7.1 794 5.2 88,337 13.3

St. Clair, Ill.

 5,076 97 87,844 2,128 2.5 998 7.9 1,138,265 11.4

Crawford, Mo.(4)

 660 -6 6,743 157 2.4 767 10.2 66,523 13.9

Franklin, Mo.

 3,069 0 37,703 327 0.9 886 7.3 426,826 8.5

Jefferson, Mo.

 4,476 -2 47,206 1,223 2.7 826 6.4 495,070 9.1

Lincoln, Mo.

 1,136 11 11,940 168 1.4 842 5.0 125,742 7.5

St. Charles, Mo.

 10,415 231 154,219 3,564 2.4 958 4.1 1,885,430 7.7

St. Louis, Mo.

 42,698 276 577,426 11,047 2.0 1,249 4.5 9,362,674 7.4

Warren, Mo.

 699 17 7,752 165 2.2 822 4.1 80,984 7.5

St. Louis City, Mo.

 15,195 -559 218,314 8,695 4.1 1,279 5.6 3,593,219 10.1

Illinois

 398,367 22,142 5,751,178 182,215 3.3 $1,274 6.3 $94,833,014 10.5

Missouri

 223,918 5,454 2,760,342 78,516 2.9 1,055 6.0 37,390,940 9.7

United States

 11,021,414 506,356 144,863,915 6,141,019 4.4 1,251 6.7 2,347,434,817 12.5

(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