St. Louis, Mo.-Ill., Metropolitan Area Data Tables

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Employees on nonfarm payrolls, St. Louis metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012	Apr 2012	May 2012	Jun 2012	Jul 2012 (P)	Change from Jun 2012 to Jul 2012 (P)
Area	Back Data	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012	Apr 2012	May 2012	Jun 2012	Jul 2012 (P)	Number	Percent
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		1,297.6	1,298.5	1,297.3	1,295.4	1,291.4	1,287.1	1,293.0	1,293.7	1,300.4	1,297.7	1,295.4	1,293.8	1,297.4	3.6	0.3
Illinois		5,658.3	5,659.4	5,659.0	5,674.8	5,674.2	5,676.0	5,679.9	5,688.9	5,698.7	5,695.9	5,694.0	5,694.0	5,686.9	-7.1	-0.1
Missouri		2,652.4	2,649.7	2,645.8	2,644.1	2,644.9	2,632.5	2,654.3	2,655.2	2,662.0	2,664.5	2,650.6	2,647.0	2,639.3	-7.7	-0.3
United States		131,407	131,492	131,694	131,806	131,963	132,186	132,461	132,720	132,863	132,931	133,018	133,082	133,245	163	0.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, St. Louis metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry	St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA (1)					Missouri				Illinois				U.S.
	Jul 2011	Jun 2012	Jul 2012 (P)	Change from Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 (P)		Back Data	Jul 2012 (P)	Change from Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 (P)		Back Data	Jul 2012 (P)	Change from Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 (P)		Back Data	Jul 2012 (P)	Change from Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 (P)
	Jul 2011	Jun 2012	Jul 2012 (P)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Jul 2012 (P)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Jul 2012 (P)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Jul 2012 (P)	Number	Percent
Total Nonfarm	1,287.9	1,306.1	1,287.7	-0.2	0.0		2,626.7	-12.5	-0.5		5,712.8	28.3	0.5		132,868	1,830	1.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction (2)	66.6	62.4	63.5	-3.1	-4.7
Mining & Logging (3)							4.4	0.0	0.0		10.0	0.3	3.1		855	46	5.7
Construction (3)							102.6	-9.4	-8.4		200.7	-9.7	-4.6		5,780	3	0.1
Manufacturing	110.9	111.3	112.4	1.5	1.4		252.4	2.9	1.2		600.5	22.5	3.9		12,050	230	1.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	245.2	242.6	242.4	-2.8	-1.1		507.4	-8.6	-1.7		1,136.7	-0.3	0.0		25,343	275	1.1
Information	30.9	28.2	28.1	-2.8	-9.1		57.1	-1.4	-2.4		100.6	-0.2	-0.2		2,654	-14	-0.5
Financial Activities	80.6	82.0	82.4	1.8	2.2		159.9	-0.1	-0.1		366.6	1.9	0.5		7,806	65	0.8
Professional & Business Services	193.3	199.0	197.6	4.3	2.2		344.5	9.5	2.8		866.7	28.5	3.4		17,994	593	3.4
Education & Health Services	225.4	227.9	229.0	3.6	1.6		417.2	4.5	1.1		841.6	-0.6	-0.1		19,983	419	2.1
Leisure & Hospitality	142.1	141.7	142.6	0.5	0.4		280.6	-3.8	-1.3		553.6	11.6	2.1		14,280	283	2.0
Other Services	48.0	47.9	47.8	-0.2	-0.4		113.2	-0.7	-0.6		243.1	-10.2	-4.0		5,447	41	0.8
Government	144.9	163.1	141.9	-3.0	-2.1		387.4	-5.4	-1.4		792.7	-15.5	-1.9		20,676	-111	-0.5
Footnotes (1) Area boundaries do not reflect OMB definitions. (2) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels. (3) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area. (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Unemployment, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area	Back Data	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012	Apr 2012	May 2012	Jun 2012	Jul 2012 (P)	Change from Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 (P)
Area	Back Data	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012	Apr 2012	May 2012	Jun 2012	Jul 2012 (P)	Number	Percent
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		131,430	134,063	127,417	124,858	118,098	121,131	120,074	127,471	120,053	106,051	106,827	111,465	118,722	-12,708	-9.7
Bond, Ill.		749	775	740	740	783	800	857	907	770	676	676	732	745	-4	-0.5
Calhoun, Ill.		221	246	235	246	291	322	392	411	306	228	216	201	220	-1	-0.5
Clinton, Ill.		1,497	1,620	1,639	1,531	1,440	1,664	1,847	1,864	1,543	1,304	1,343	1,418	1,542	45	3.0
Jersey, Ill.		1,039	1,065	1,070	1,141	1,105	1,219	1,336	1,417	1,224	1,010	981	1,051	1,037	-2	-0.2
Macoupin, Ill.		2,211	2,395	2,263	2,428	2,351	2,547	2,968	2,907	2,555	2,112	2,096	2,160	2,268	57	2.6
Madison, Ill.		12,579	13,301	12,424	13,139	12,235	13,246	14,315	14,275	12,994	11,311	11,183	12,137	13,180	601	4.8
Monroe, Ill.		1,353	1,316	1,276	1,352	1,336	1,438	1,511	1,569	1,348	1,179	1,233	1,318	1,425	72	5.3
St. Clair, Ill.		13,659	14,706	13,721	14,059	12,691	13,208	13,678	13,648	12,446	11,182	11,188	12,742	13,745	86	0.6
Crawford, Mo. (1)		1,120	1,154	1,118	1,078	1,042	1,124	1,077	1,215	1,101	926	942	909	964	-156	-13.9
Franklin, Mo.		4,580	4,576	4,536	4,493	4,718	4,786	4,897	5,389	4,904	4,398	4,218	4,319	4,614	34	0.7
Jefferson, Mo.		9,823	10,036	9,825	9,344	9,216	9,962	9,866	11,064	10,250	8,548	8,535	8,417	8,890	-933	-9.5
Lincoln, Mo.		2,491	2,510	2,402	2,317	2,427	2,597	2,682	3,172	2,830	2,317	2,242	2,195	2,234	-257	-10.3
St. Charles, Mo.		14,718	14,159	14,008	13,823	12,921	13,164	12,992	14,460	13,872	11,997	12,027	12,149	12,779	-1,939	-13.2
St. Louis, Mo.		45,215	46,090	43,711	41,687	38,871	38,309	36,270	38,925	38,354	34,753	35,468	36,214	38,425	-6,790	-15.0
Warren, Mo.		1,406	1,456	1,437	1,352	1,392	1,507	1,553	1,746	1,518	1,349	1,360	1,263	1,291	-115	-8.2
Washington, Mo.		1,131	1,130	1,166	1,099	1,137	1,234	1,246	1,397	1,196	1,066	1,106	1,047	1,036	-95	-8.4
St. Louis city, Mo.		18,759	18,682	16,965	16,106	15,183	15,128	13,663	14,318	13,943	12,620	12,955	14,102	15,290	-3,469	-18.5

Illinois		688,464	678,083	646,254	634,298	607,599	610,538	647,830	615,552	589,016	565,966	548,701	619,979	618,016	-70,448	-10.2
Missouri		264,154	268,755	251,829	240,303	229,549	235,457	228,665	251,574	238,407	206,667	212,473	212,673	230,191	-33,963	-12.9
United States (in thousands)		14,428	14,008	13,520	13,102	12,613	12,692	13,541	13,430	12,904	11,910	12,271	13,184	13,400	-1,028	-7.1
Footnotes (1) The OMB definition for the St. Louis metropolitan area includes the portion of the city of Sullivan within Crawford County. (P) Preliminary
NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year. SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Unemployment rate, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area	Jul 2011	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012	Apr 2012	May 2012	Jun 2012	Jul 2012 (P)	Change from Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 (P)
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA	9.0	9.2	8.8	8.6	8.2	8.4	8.4	8.9	8.4	7.4	7.5	7.7	8.2	-0.8
Bond, Ill.	8.9	9.2	8.7	8.7	9.2	9.4	10.2	10.6	9.2	8.1	8.1	8.6	8.9	0.0
Calhoun, Ill.	8.8	9.7	9.3	9.6	11.3	12.3	14.8	15.3	11.8	9.1	8.7	8.0	8.8	0.0
Clinton, Ill.	7.7	8.3	8.3	7.8	7.4	8.5	9.5	9.5	8.0	6.8	7.0	7.2	7.9	0.2
Jersey, Ill.	8.8	9.0	9.0	9.5	9.3	10.2	11.2	11.7	10.2	8.6	8.4	8.8	8.8	0.0
Macoupin, Ill.	9.2	10.0	9.4	10.0	9.8	10.5	12.2	11.9	10.6	8.9	8.8	8.9	9.5	0.3
Madison, Ill.	9.1	9.6	8.9	9.3	8.8	9.5	10.4	10.3	9.4	8.3	8.2	8.7	9.5	0.4
Monroe, Ill.	7.4	7.2	6.9	7.3	7.3	7.8	8.3	8.5	7.4	6.5	6.8	7.1	7.7	0.3
St. Clair, Ill.	10.7	11.4	10.7	10.8	10.0	10.4	10.9	10.7	9.9	8.9	8.9	9.9	10.8	0.1
Crawford, Mo. (1)	9.3	9.7	9.6	9.3	9.1	9.9	9.5	10.6	9.5	7.9	8.0	7.7	8.1	-1.2
Franklin, Mo.	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.4	8.8	9.0	9.2	10.1	9.3	8.3	8.0	8.1	8.6	0.0
Jefferson, Mo.	8.3	8.5	8.4	8.0	7.9	8.5	8.5	9.5	8.8	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.6	-0.7
Lincoln, Mo.	9.2	9.3	9.0	8.6	9.0	9.6	9.9	11.6	10.5	8.6	8.4	8.1	8.3	-0.9
St. Charles, Mo.	7.3	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.5	6.6	6.5	7.3	7.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.4	-0.9
St. Louis, Mo.	8.5	8.7	8.3	7.9	7.4	7.3	7.0	7.5	7.4	6.7	6.8	6.9	7.3	-1.2
Warren, Mo.	8.2	8.5	8.4	7.9	8.1	8.7	9.0	10.1	8.9	7.9	7.9	7.3	7.5	-0.7
Washington, Mo.	10.9	11.0	11.3	10.7	11.0	11.8	12.0	13.4	11.6	10.4	10.7	10.1	10.1	-0.8
St. Louis city, Mo.	12.7	12.7	11.7	11.1	10.5	10.5	9.7	10.1	9.9	8.9	9.1	9.7	10.6	-2.1

Illinois	10.4	10.3	9.8	9.6	9.2	9.3	9.9	9.4	9.0	8.6	8.4	9.3	9.3	-1.1
Missouri	8.6	8.8	8.3	7.9	7.6	7.8	7.6	8.4	7.9	6.8	7.0	7.0	7.6	-1.0
United States	9.3	9.1	8.8	8.5	8.2	8.3	8.8	8.7	8.4	7.7	7.9	8.4	8.6	-0.7
Footnotes (1) The OMB definition for the St. Louis metropolitan area includes the portion of the city of Sullivan within Crawford County. (P) Preliminary
NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year. SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Covered (1) employment and wages, St. Louis metropolitan area and its component counties, 4th quarter 2011 (2)
Area	Establishments			Employment				Average Weekly Wages (3)			Total Wages (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	4th qtr 2011	12-month net change	Back Data	December 2011	12-month net change	12-month percent change	Back Data	4th qtr 2011	12-month percent change	Back Data	4th qtr 2011	12-month percent change
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		73,842	357		1,248,543	10,265	0.8		$914	-2.1		$14,841,331	-1.4
Bond, Ill.		338	1		4,329	23	0.5		662	-0.9		37,259	0.0
Calhoun, Ill.		117	-5		807	-50	-5.8		451	-3.6		4,829	-7.4
Clinton, Ill.		899	6		11,982	206	1.7		677	1.7		105,456	2.7
Jersey, Ill.		453	0		4,833	26	0.5		591	0.7		37,579	-0.1
Macoupin, Ill.		1,032	-15		9,981	-107	-1.1		640	0.3		83,790	-1.2
Madison, Ill.		5,967	-24		94,884	177	0.2		791	-1.1		976,657	-0.8
Monroe, Ill.		830	7		8,314	323	4.0		628	-4.7		68,027	-1.2
St. Clair, Ill.		5,562	57		96,589	2,278	2.4		796	-0.9		1,002,811	2.0
Crawford, Mo. (4)		732	-5		6,278	157	2.6		569	-2.2		46,605	0.4
Franklin, Mo.		2,760	-40		35,461	148	0.4		658	-0.6		303,625	-0.1
Jefferson, Mo.		4,153	-26		45,966	-734	-1.6		651	-1.4		389,759	-3.3
Lincoln, Mo.		956	-12		10,141	-120	-1.2		646	-0.6		85,480	-2.4
St. Charles, Mo.		8,208	6		125,365	3,453	2.8		746	-1.1		1,213,293	0.9
St. Louis, Mo.		31,972	113		569,479	2,290	0.4		1,017	-2.9		7,508,757	-2.6
Warren, Mo.		586	11		6,597	69	1.1		600	-1.8		52,176	0.8
Washington, Mo.		866	-1		4,947	-74	-1.5		500	-1.4		32,380	-2.3
St. Louis City, Mo.		9,143	279		218,868	2,357	1.1		1,029	-1.7		2,939,455	-0.8

Illinois		388,203	6,798		5,635,938	61,119	1.1		$1,013	-2.1		$74,278,955	-1.0
Missouri		175,701	733		2,617,001	21,386	0.8		825	-1.7		28,074,623	-1.0
United States		9,178,609	108,537		131,254,162	1,782,360	1.4		955	-1.7		1,627,623,511	-0.5
Footnotes (1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. (2) Data are preliminary. (3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (4) The OMB definition for the St. Louis metropolitan area includes only the portion of the city of Sullivan within Crawford County.
SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2012

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