Employment in the St. Louis region remains at an all-time high as hospitality and professional and business services lead job growth. See more in our latest Employment Update.

1. Total jobs (1,000s) vs. unemployment rate: St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Industrial employment trends (12-month change) :St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Job growth/loss by sector (12-month change): St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Office employment trends (12-month change) :St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Job growth (12-month change): United States vs. St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Employment Update
Metro St. Louis | December 2016
4.6%U.S. unemployment
1.6%U.S. 12-month job growth
4.3%St. Louis unemployment
2.4%St. Louis 12-month job growth
5.1%Missouri unemployment
1.8%Missouri 12-month job growth
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
1,220
1,270
1,320
1,370
1,420
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Thousands
Total Employment
Unemployment
(10)
(5)
0
5
10
15
20
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Financial Activities
Professional and Business Services
Information
Government
(15)
(10)
(5)
0
5
10
15
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Mining, Logging & Construction
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Manufacturing
Other Services
-1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
St. Louis U.S.
(2,100)
(700)
400
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,100
4,500
8,100
12,400
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Financial Activities
Mining, Logging & Construction
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Educational & Health Services
Professional & Business Services
Leisure & Hospitality

2. Industry employment stratification
St. Louis
Source: JLL Research , BLS
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Employment statistics
St. Louis
Oct-14 Oct-15 Oct-16
Total Non-farm
Employment
1,340,300 1,365,900 1,398,600
Y-o-Y Change 1.8% 1.9% 2.4%
Unemployment Rate 5.2% 4.4% 4.3%
St. Louis Supersectors Oct-14 Oct-15 Oct-16
Mining, Logging & Construction 62,200 2.6% 67,100 7.9% 70,100 4.5%
Manufacturing 113,800 2.6% 113,300 -0.4% 111,200 -1.9%
Trade, Transportation,
& Utilities
251,600 1.7% 255,600 1.6% 259,700 1.6%
Information 28,600 -0.7% 28,300 -1.0% 27,600 -2.5%
Financial Activities 85,400 -0.4% 85,800 0.5% 87,800 2.3%
Professional & Business
Services
205,800 2.3% 212,700 3.4% 220,800 3.8%
Educational & Health Services 237,600 3.1% 246,400 3.7% 250,900 1.8%
Leisure & Hospitality 145,500 3.3% 144,700 -0.5% 157,100 8.6%
Other Services 47,000 2.0% 48,000 2.1% 48,400 0.8%
Government 162,800 -1.3% 164,000 0.7% 165,000 0.6%
Labor force and employment trends: St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Non-farm payrolls by type: St. Louis Job growth (12-month change): Durable vs. Non-durable goods
Source: BLS, JLL Research Source: BLS, JLL Research
13%
87%
Goods producing
Service providing
-2.9%
-0.2%
-3.5%
-3.0%
-2.5%
-2.0%
-1.5%
-1.0%
-0.5%
0.0%
Durable goods Non-durable goods
1,250,000
1,300,000
1,350,000
1,400,000
1,450,000
1,500,000
1,550,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
labor force employment
18%
18%
16%12%
12%
8%
6%
5%
3% 2%
Trade, transportation and Utilities Educational and Health Services
Professional and Business Services Government
Leisure and Hospitality Manufacturing
Financial Activities Mining, Logging and construction
Other Services Information