Hiring in St. Louis continues to outpace the U.S. as non-farm payrolls grew by 2.6 percent from the previous year. Find out more in our November 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
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
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
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 | November 2016
4.9%U.S. unemployment
1.8%U.S. 12-month job growth
4.7%St. Louis unemployment
2.6%St. Louis 12-month job growth
5.2%Missouri unemployment
1.3%Missouri 12-month job growth
(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
(3,500)
(1,000)
800
1,100
2,400
3,000
3,900
7,900
9,100
11,500
Manufacturing
Information
Government
Other Services
Financial Activities
Mining, Logging & Construction
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Educational & Health Services
Professional & Business Services
Leisure & Hospitality
-1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
St. Louis U.S.

2. Industry employment stratification
St. Louis
Source: JLL Research , BLS
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Employment statistics
St. Louis
Sep-14 Sep-15 Sep-16
Total Non-farm
Employment
1,325,700 1,355,100 1,390,300
Y-o-Y Change 1.8% 2.2% 2.6%
Unemployment Rate 5.7% 4.5% 4.7%
St. Louis Supersectors Sep-14 Sep-15 Sep-16
Mining, Logging & Construction 62,400 1.8% 65,500 5.0% 68,500 4.6%
Manufacturing 113,700 2.9% 114,900 1.1% 111,400 -3.0%
Trade, Transportation,
& Utilities
249,000 1.6% 253,400 1.8% 257,300 1.5%
Information 28,900 0.0% 28,800 -0.3% 27,800 -3.5%
Financial Activities 85,000 -0.4% 85,500 0.6% 87,900 2.8%
Professional & Business
Services
203,800 2.0% 208,900 2.5% 218,000 4.4%
Educational & Health Services 232,600 2.0% 239,900 3.1% 247,800 3.3%
Leisure & Hospitality 143,900 1.1% 150,000 4.2% 161,500 7.7%
Other Services 47,100 3.1% 47,300 0.4% 48,400 2.3%
Government 159,300 -2.8% 160,900 1.0% 161,700 0.5%
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
-4.6%
-0.5%
-5.0%
-4.0%
-3.0%
-2.0%
-1.0%
0.0%
Durable goods Non-durable goods
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Millions
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