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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
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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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 |
1,343.7 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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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 |
84.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
129.6 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
258.0 |
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Information |
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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 |
29.8 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
80.8 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
192.8 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
208.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
148.0 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
57.6 |
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Government |
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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 |
153.7 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
1,436,057 |
1,440,119 |
1,439,108 |
1,441,223 |
1,443,654 |
1,472,704 |
1,469,814 |
1,454,052 |
1,447,326 |
1,448,793 |
1,447,681 |
1,445,887 |
1,448,869 |
2008 |
1,430,747 |
1,427,607 |
1,437,021 |
1,437,116 |
1,444,880 |
1,463,642 |
1,456,461 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
1,357,220 |
1,359,051 |
1,366,719 |
1,374,726 |
1,376,179 |
1,389,133 |
1,386,653 |
1,372,064 |
1,369,155 |
1,372,243 |
1,372,803 |
1,367,017 |
1,371,914 |
2008 |
1,338,744 |
1,338,383 |
1,344,970 |
1,360,252 |
1,357,987 |
1,369,238 |
1,351,267 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
78,837 |
81,068 |
72,389 |
66,497 |
67,475 |
83,571 |
83,161 |
81,988 |
78,171 |
76,550 |
74,878 |
78,870 |
76,955 |
2008 |
92,003 |
89,224 |
92,051 |
76,864 |
86,893 |
94,404 |
105,194 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
2008 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
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