A to Z Index  |  FAQs  |  About BLS  |  Contact Us    
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)
Area

 Back
Data		 Jul
2018		 Aug
2018		 Sep
2018		 Oct
2018		 Nov
2018		 Dec
2018		 Jan
2019		 Feb
2019		 Mar
2019		 Apr
2019		 May
2019		 Jun
2019		 Jul
2019(p)		 Change from
Jun 2019 to
Jul 2019(p)
Number Percent

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 1,387.2 1,385.8 1,385.7 1,386.1 1,389.2 1,393.3 1,400.9 1,394.1 1,397.8 1,402.0 1,402.5 1,406.1 1,410.3 4.2 0.3

Illinois

 6,123.3 6,120.8 6,120.1 6,135.3 6,140.9 6,148.3 6,175.0 6,164.2 6,158.1 6,176.5 6,178.8 6,186.4 6,186.0 -0.4 0.0

Missouri

 2,892.9 2,890.5 2,890.9 2,888.9 2,889.8 2,894.1 2,899.4 2,892.7 2,901.4 2,911.1 2,915.2 2,920.7 2,927.6 6.9 0.2

United States

 149,185 149,467 149,575 149,852 150,048 150,275 150,587 150,643 150,796 151,012 151,074 151,267 151,431 164 0.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, St. Louis metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

 Back
Data		 St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA(1) Missouri Illinois U.S.
Jul
2018		 Jun
2019		 Jul
2019(p)		 Change from
Jul 2018 to
Jul 2019(p)		 Back
Data		 Jul
2019(p)		 Change from
Jul 2018 to
Jul 2019(p)		 Back
Data		 Jul
2019(p)		 Change from
Jul 2018 to
Jul 2019(p)		 Back
Data		 Jul
2019(p)		 Change from
Jul 2018 to
Jul 2019(p)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total Nonfarm

 1,378.5 1,422.6 1,404.0 25.5 1.8 2,907.3 32.8 1.1 6,210.2 78.1 1.3 151,183 2,235 1.5

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

 69.6 75.2 74.7 5.1 7.3                        

Mining & Logging(3)

             4.4 -0.1 -2.2 7.6 -0.5 -6.2 762 17 2.3

Construction(3)

             126.9 -1.0 -0.8 243.3 2.1 0.9 7,756 201 2.7

Manufacturing

 117.7 121.2 122.6 4.9 4.2 279.5 4.8 1.7 595.6 3.5 0.6 12,935 152 1.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 260.0 266.4 267.2 7.2 2.8 545.6 1.1 0.2 1,224.2 9.2 0.8 27,794 158 0.6

Information

 28.2 28.1 27.9 -0.3 -1.1 49.9 -0.8 -1.6 91.2 -4.1 -4.3 2,837 -13 -0.5

Financial Activities

 91.2 91.7 91.5 0.3 0.3 174.8 -0.5 -0.3 410.1 3.1 0.8 8,761 108 1.2

Professional & Business Services

 216.6 219.5 219.2 2.6 1.2 393.5 3.8 1.0 976.3 12.3 1.3 21,605 466 2.2

Education & Health Services

 253.1 253.0 253.6 0.5 0.2 486.6 9.3 1.9 934.6 16.4 1.8 23,951 618 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 159.5 163.8 164.8 5.3 3.3 329.4 9.9 3.1 673.4 29.4 4.6 17,504 340 2.0

Other Services

 52.1 50.4 50.1 -2.0 -3.8 118.7 1.6 1.4 259.3 1.7 0.7 6,021 104 1.8

Government

 130.5 153.3 132.4 1.9 1.5 398.0 4.7 1.2 794.6 5.0 0.6 21,257 84 0.4

Footnotes
(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
Area

 Back
Data		 Jul
2018		 Aug
2018		 Sep
2018		 Oct
2018		 Nov
2018		 Dec
2018		 Jan
2019		 Feb
2019		 Mar
2019		 Apr
2019		 May
2019		 Jun
2019		 Jul
2019(p)		 Change from
Jul 2018 to
Jul 2019(p)
Number Percent

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 56,451 52,284 42,891 41,198 42,518 50,022 58,332 55,542 58,107 45,424 45,176 51,668 54,454   -1,997 -3.5

Bond, Ill.

 357 346 318 341 339 397 470 407 389 322 254 284 307   -50 -14.0

Calhoun, Ill.

 118 120 103 107 128 147 157 138 134 123 101 129 115   -3 -2.5

Clinton, Ill.

 754 691 673 692 696 806 969 911 821 654 540 578 633   -121 -16.0

Jersey, Ill.

 527 516 469 510 506 607 719 639 615 524 448 484 495   -32 -6.1

Macoupin, Ill.

 1,164 1,099 1,012 1,071 1,113 1,328 1,498 1,330 1,268 1,036 837 914 963   -201 -17.3

Madison, Ill.

 6,614 6,305 5,697 6,044 5,910 6,630 7,338 6,440 6,453 5,485 4,607 5,347 5,679   -935 -14.1

Monroe, Ill.

 681 665 623 663 659 687 805 733 715 591 494 558 617   -64 -9.4

St. Clair, Ill.

 7,080 6,752 6,028 6,460 6,323 6,914 7,679 6,839 6,949 5,919 5,038 5,577 6,147   -933 -13.2

Crawford, Mo.(1)

 462 393 315 278 346 395 467 498 478 350 376 443 460   -2 -0.4

Franklin, Mo.

 1,724 1,525 1,205 1,111 1,258 1,526 1,921 1,959 1,920 1,485 1,593 1,713 1,895   171 9.9

Jefferson, Mo.

 3,899 3,615 2,845 2,544 2,778 3,472 4,242 4,403 4,519 3,191 3,305 3,777 4,021   122 3.1

Lincoln, Mo.

 1,036 926 731 637 707 886 1,111 1,152 1,180 825 826 986 1,004   -32 -3.1

St. Charles, Mo.

 6,492 5,925 4,721 4,208 4,492 5,413 6,466 6,364 6,742 5,014 5,428 6,121 6,262   -230 -3.5

St. Louis, Mo.

 18,338 17,013 13,265 12,013 12,637 15,206 17,957 17,389 18,926 14,477 15,636 17,820 18,567   229 1.2

Warren, Mo.

 538 492 384 337 382 480 583 653 654 454 489 524 542   4 0.7

St. Louis city, Mo.

 7,129 6,294 4,817 4,460 4,590 5,523 6,417 6,185 6,822 5,324 5,580 6,856 7,207   78 1.1

Illinois

 292,489 278,285 248,531 263,231 259,018 285,488 337,422 302,523 289,793 259,307 233,477 265,341 278,431   -14,058 -4.8

Missouri

 112,187 100,958 78,485 70,459 75,593 93,192 113,927 112,876 117,837 86,976 94,838 107,731 116,522   4,335 3.9

United States (in thousands)

 6,730 6,370 5,766 5,771 5,650 6,029 7,140 6,625 6,382 5,387 5,503 6,292 6,556   -174 -2.6

Footnotes
(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
Area

 Back
Data		 Jul
2018		 Aug
2018		 Sep
2018		 Oct
2018		 Nov
2018		 Dec
2018		 Jan
2019		 Feb
2019		 Mar
2019		 Apr
2019		 May
2019		 Jun
2019		 Jul
2019(p)		 Change from
Jul 2018 to
Jul 2019(p)

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 3.8 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.4 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.6   -0.2

Bond, Ill.

 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.1 6.0 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.2 3.5 3.8   -0.6

Calhoun, Ill.

 5.0 5.2 4.4 4.6 5.5 6.3 6.8 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.3 5.4 4.8   -0.2

Clinton, Ill.

 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.2 2.6 2.8 3.0   -0.7

Jersey, Ill.

 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.6 5.5 6.5 5.8 5.6 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.4   -0.4

Macoupin, Ill.

 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.8 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.5 3.6 3.9 4.1   -0.9

Madison, Ill.

 4.9 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.9 5.5 4.8 4.8 4.0 3.4 3.9 4.1   -0.8

Monroe, Ill.

 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.4 3.9 3.8 3.2 2.6 2.9 3.2   -0.4

St. Clair, Ill.

 5.5 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.4 6.1 5.4 5.4 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.7   -0.8

Crawford, Mo.(1)

 4.2 3.7 2.9 2.6 3.2 3.7 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.3 3.4 3.9 4.1   -0.1

Franklin, Mo.

 3.2 2.9 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.5   0.3

Jefferson, Mo.

 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.4 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.3   0.0

Lincoln, Mo.

 3.7 3.4 2.7 2.3 2.6 3.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5   -0.2

St. Charles, Mo.

 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7   -0.2

St. Louis, Mo.

 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.6 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.4   0.0

Warren, Mo.

 3.0 2.8 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0   0.0

St. Louis city, Mo.

 4.5 4.1 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.0 4.5 3.5 3.6 4.3 4.5   0.0

Illinois

 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.4 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.6 4.0 4.2   -0.3

Missouri

 3.6 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.5 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.7   0.1

United States

 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0   -0.1

Footnotes
(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, 1st quarter 2019(2)
Area

 Establishments Employment Average Weekly Wages(3) Total Wages (in thousands)
Back
Data		 1st qtr
2019		 12-month
net
change		 Back
Data		 March
2019		 12-month
net
change		 12-month
percent
change		 Back
Data		 1st qtr
2019		 12-month
percent
change		 Back
Data		 1st qtr
2019		 12-month
percent
change

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

 87,496 4,481 1,320,084 2,444 0.2 $1,107 2.9 $18,924,059 3.3

Bond, Ill.

 306 2 4,587 -191 -4.0 819 -1.4 47,828 -4.5

Calhoun, Ill.

 96 -3 783 8 1.0 490 0.4 4,879 1.3

Clinton, Ill.

 886 6 12,334 120 1.0 710 3.8 111,971 4.4

Jersey, Ill.

 400 -6 4,878 -277 -5.4 668 4.2 41,602 -0.6

Macoupin, Ill.

 892 13 10,209 -254 -2.4 691 4.4 90,943 2.6

Madison, Ill.

 5,355 -57 100,422 -228 -0.2 876 4.8 1,137,314 4.9

Monroe, Ill.

 783 13 8,479 -158 -1.8 674 -1.9 73,634 -3.2

St. Clair, Ill.

 5,040 -25 91,367 -480 -0.5 833 2.2 982,217 1.8

Crawford, Mo.(4)

 658 8 6,686 110 1.7 689 -2.5 59,572 -0.4

Franklin, Mo.

 3,008 84 39,470 544 1.4 774 2.1 393,698 3.5

Jefferson, Mo.

 4,425 203 47,378 -580 -1.2 723 2.4 443,854 1.7

Lincoln, Mo.

 1,073 57 11,761 -26 -0.2 744 2.6 112,493 2.8

St. Charles, Mo.

 9,717 446 148,990 2,400 1.6 994 3.6 1,914,727 5.6

St. Louis, Mo.

 39,961 2,534 604,112 1,104 0.2 1,240 2.9 9,722,047 3.2

Warren, Mo.

 671 37 7,466 188 2.6 733 0.8 71,094 4.2

St. Louis City, Mo.

 14,883 1,177 227,848 274 0.1 1,283 2.6 3,775,759 2.9

Illinois

 375,125 10,842 5,912,008 6,871 0.1 $1,275 2.7 $97,571,040 3.2

Missouri

 206,655 11,538 2,788,377 15,219 0.5 986 2.6 35,575,789 3.4

United States

 10,202,975 306,876 146,497,599 1,965,681 1.4 1,184 2.8 2,246,038,756 4.4

Footnotes
(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