St. Louis, MO-IL: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

1,327.9 1,331.2 1,348.3 1,360.5 1,373.5 1,373.8 1,346.4 1,354.8 1,365.6 1,365.2 1,367.5 1,369.3 1,357.0

2008

1,332.6 1,335.4 1,341.3 1,354.9 1,363.4 1,368.8 1,340.9 (P) 1,343.7          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

77.4 74.4 79.9 81.4 84.2 87.0 86.6 86.5 84.6 83.9 82.9 80.6 82.5

2008

76.5 75.0 77.7 79.5 81.5 83.6 85.0 (P) 84.5          

Manufacturing

 

2007

133.5 136.2 136.2 136.1 136.4 134.8 132.3 133.9 135.0 134.8 135.1 135.2 135.0

2008

131.1 132.5 129.6 132.2 133.4 133.8 129.5 (P) 129.6          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

256.1 253.0 256.1 257.2 259.4 260.1 258.6 257.8 258.3 259.9 264.0 266.8 258.9

2008

257.9 255.1 256.4 257.2 258.5 259.5 257.9 (P) 258.0          

Information

 

2007

29.8 29.7 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.6 30.4 30.5 30.3 30.5 30.7 30.7 30.3

2008

30.6 30.4 30.3 30.1 30.1 30.1 30.0 (P) 29.8          

Financial Activities

 

2007

78.7 78.8 79.0 79.8 80.4 80.9 81.4 81.2 80.7 80.2 80.0 80.4 80.1

2008

80.0 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.7 81.4 81.2 (P) 80.8          

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

189.1 189.7 192.3 194.8 195.1 195.8 194.7 196.4 194.9 193.9 194.5 194.9 193.8

2008

189.7 190.5 192.0 193.3 191.9 193.7 192.8 (P) 192.8          

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

203.3 206.0 207.1 207.6 207.6 207.0 206.4 206.2 208.5 209.7 210.2 210.1 207.5

2008

207.8 209.1 209.6 210.9 210.6 209.9 209.3 (P) 208.9          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

133.7 133.8 137.7 142.8 147.7 151.0 149.9 150.3 145.2 142.5 138.9 138.5 142.7

2008

133.7 133.3 135.6 140.2 144.7 148.0 147.4 (P) 148.0          

Other Services

 

2007

56.7 56.9 57.4 57.6 57.9 58.3 58.0 58.1 57.4 56.9 57.3 57.8 57.5

2008

56.5 56.7 57.4 57.5 57.6 58.1 57.7 (P) 57.6          

Government

 

2007

169.6 172.7 172.8 173.1 174.4 168.3 148.1 153.9 170.7 172.9 173.9 174.3 168.7

2008

168.8 172.3 172.1 173.3 174.4 170.7 150.1 (P) 153.7          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2007

(1) 1,436,057 (1) 1,440,119 (1) 1,439,108 (1) 1,441,223 (1) 1,443,654 (1) 1,472,704 (1) 1,469,814 (1) 1,454,052 (1) 1,447,326 (1) 1,448,793 (1) 1,447,681 (1) 1,445,887 (1) 1,448,869

2008

1,430,747 1,427,607 1,437,021 1,437,116 1,444,880 1,463,642 (P) 1,456,461            

Employment

 

2007

(1) 1,357,220 (1) 1,359,051 (1) 1,366,719 (1) 1,374,726 (1) 1,376,179 (1) 1,389,133 (1) 1,386,653 (1) 1,372,064 (1) 1,369,155 (1) 1,372,243 (1) 1,372,803 (1) 1,367,017 (1) 1,371,914

2008

1,338,744 1,338,383 1,344,970 1,360,252 1,357,987 1,369,238 (P) 1,351,267            

Unemployment

 

2007

(1) 78,837 (1) 81,068 (1) 72,389 (1) 66,497 (1) 67,475 (1) 83,571 (1) 83,161 (1) 81,988 (1) 78,171 (1) 76,550 (1) 74,878 (1) 78,870 (1) 76,955

2008

92,003 89,224 92,051 76,864 86,893 94,404 (P) 105,194            

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

(1) 5.5 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.0 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.7 (1) 5.7 (1) 5.7 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.4 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.2 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.3

2008

6.4 6.2 6.4 5.3 6.0 6.4 (P) 7.2            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary