Payroll growth in St. Louis continued to keep pace with the national average. The unemployment rate moved up slightly as the labor force continued to expand. Find out more in our monthly Employment Update.

1. 0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
1,220
1,270
1,320
1,370
1,420
Thousands
Total Employment
Unemployment
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 | October 2016
3.1%
5.0%U.S. unemployment
2.0%U.S. 12-month job growth
5.2%St. Louis unemployment
2.0%St. Louis 12-month job growth
5.1%Missouri unemployment
1.0%Missouri 12-month job growth
Peak: 1,438,386 jobs
(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.
-3,600
-1,000
-500
500
1,500
1,900
3,700
4,500
9,800
10,500
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
Aug-14 Aug-15 Aug-16
Total Non-farm
Employment
1,309,000
1.2%
1,338,000
2.2%
1,364,200
2.0%
Unemployment Rate 6.5% 5.3% 4.9%
St. Louis Supersectors Aug-14 Aug-15 Aug-16
Mining, Logging & Construction 62,500 0.5% 65,700 5.1% 67,600 2.9%
Manufacturing 114,100 3.0% 115,200 1.0% 111,600 -3.1%
Trade, Transportation,
& Utilities
248,600 1.1% 254,300 2.3% 258,000 1.5%
Information 29,300 0.3% 29,100 -0.7% 28,100 -3.4%
Financial Activities 85,800 0.0% 86,400 0.7% 87,900 1.7%
Professional & Business
Services
203,000 1.2% 209,400 3.2% 219,200 4.7%
Educational & Health Services 230,900 2.3% 238,500 3.3% 243,000 1.9%
Leisure & Hospitality 150,600 2.2% 154,400 2.5% 164,900 6.8%
Other Services 48,500 4.1% 48,200 -0.6% 47,700 -1.0%
Government 135,700 -8.4% 145,400 7.1% 145,900 0.3%
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
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
13%
87%
Goods producing
Service providing
19%
18%
16%
12%
10%
8%
6%
5%
4%2%
Trade, transportation and Utilities Educational and Health Services
Professional and Business Services Leisure and Hospitality
Government Manufacturing
Financial Activities Mining, Logging and construction
Other Services Information
-4.9%
-0.2%
-6.0%
-4.0%
-2.0%
0.0%
Durable goods Non-durable goods