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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	St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	1,340.5	1,346.4	1,350.1	1,361.0	1,375.8	1,379.5	1,348.0	1,356.0	1,364.0	1,363.8	1,358.4	1,354.2	1,358.1
2009	1,313.0	1,315.8	(P) 1,318.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	76.2	74.1	76.5	78.5	80.5	82.6	82.6	82.6	81.1	79.9	78.1	75.2	79.0
2009	69.3	68.8	(P) 69.3
Manufacturing
2008	129.8	132.5	129.2	128.6	131.6	133.5	128.8	128.8	129.5	128.4	127.0	125.8	129.5
2009	120.2	121.8	(P) 119.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	260.2	256.7	257.8	257.7	259.3	260.5	258.4	258.8	257.5	258.4	259.4	260.4	258.8
2009	253.1	249.0	(P) 250.2
Information
2008	30.4	30.2	30.3	30.8	31.2	31.3	31.2	31.0	30.8	30.9	31.0	31.1	30.9
2009	30.8	30.7	(P) 30.6
Financial Activities
2008	80.2	80.4	80.5	80.6	80.9	81.2	80.4	80.4	79.5	79.4	78.7	78.4	80.1
2009	78.5	78.4	(P) 78.0
Professional & Business Services
2008	193.7	195.2	196.8	199.7	198.6	200.1	200.4	201.1	199.0	198.6	197.3	197.5	198.2
2009	191.3	191.2	(P) 191.8
Educational & Health Services
2008	207.5	210.7	210.5	211.3	211.2	210.5	210.4	210.6	213.3	214.9	215.8	216.1	211.9
2009	212.2	214.5	(P) 214.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	134.7	134.4	136.8	141.3	147.4	150.7	147.7	147.6	142.2	139.5	136.9	135.6	141.2
2009	131.1	131.7	(P) 134.3
Other Services
2008	56.8	56.8	57.2	57.6	58.2	58.5	58.2	58.0	57.4	57.3	57.1	57.3	57.5
2009	53.7	53.2	(P) 53.2
Government
2008	171.0	175.4	174.5	174.9	176.9	170.6	149.9	157.1	173.7	176.5	177.1	176.8	171.2
2009	172.8	176.5	(P) 176.8
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
2008	(1) 1,432,789	(1) 1,429,837	(1) 1,437,943	(1) 1,436,555	(1) 1,444,417	(1) 1,466,708	(1) 1,458,683	(1) 1,446,118	(1) 1,436,633	(1) 1,436,116	(1) 1,428,881	(1) 1,429,421	(1) 1,440,341
2009	(2) 1,422,567	1,425,032	(P) 1,420,498
Employment
2008	(1) 1,343,054	(1) 1,342,575	(1) 1,348,303	(1) 1,360,210	(1) 1,358,618	(1) 1,371,131	(1) 1,354,963	(1) 1,342,237	(1) 1,339,995	(1) 1,337,329	(1) 1,327,011	(1) 1,321,251	(1) 1,345,556
2009	(2) 1,292,963	1,293,406	(P) 1,286,906
Unemployment
2008	(1) 89,735	(1) 87,262	(1) 89,640	(1) 76,345	(1) 85,799	(1) 95,577	(1) 103,720	(1) 103,881	(1) 96,638	(1) 98,787	(1) 101,870	(1) 108,170	(1) 94,785
2009	(2) 129,604	131,626	(P) 133,592
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.2	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.9	(1) 6.5	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.2	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.9	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.6	(1) 6.6
2009	(2) 9.1	9.2	(P) 9.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (2) Corrected. (P) Preliminary