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

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, St. Louis metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Aug 2019 to Sep 2019(p)
Area	Back Data	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		1,385.7	1,386.1	1,389.2	1,393.3	1,400.9	1,394.1	1,397.8	1,402.0	1,402.5	1,406.1	1,410.5	1,413.5	1,412.5	-1.0	-0.1
Illinois		6,120.1	6,135.3	6,140.9	6,148.3	6,175.0	6,164.2	6,158.1	6,176.5	6,178.8	6,186.4	6,187.7	6,181.9	6,186.7	4.8	0.1
Missouri		2,890.9	2,888.9	2,889.8	2,894.1	2,899.4	2,892.7	2,901.4	2,911.1	2,915.2	2,920.7	2,927.5	2,926.9	2,923.0	-3.9	-0.1
United States		149,575	149,852	150,048	150,275	150,587	150,643	150,796	151,012	151,074	151,252	151,418	151,637	151,817	180	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.
	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)		Back Data	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)		Back Data	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)		Back Data	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)
	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent
Total Nonfarm	1,390.6	1,411.5	1,416.9	26.3	1.9		2,933.8	32.8	1.1		6,219.7	60.8	1.0		152,015	2,222	1.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)	69.4	76.5	75.2	5.8	8.4
Mining & Logging(3)							4.4	0.0	0.0		7.5	-0.5	-6.3		754	0	0.0
Construction(3)							128.3	1.8	1.4		241.3	1.4	0.6		7,698	164	2.2
Manufacturing	117.6	122.0	121.8	4.2	3.6		277.7	3.4	1.2		591.8	2.2	0.4		12,880	108	0.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	259.2	265.3	262.9	3.7	1.4		541.3	-1.4	-0.3		1,221.1	15.1	1.3		27,698	120	0.4
Information	27.7	28.3	27.7	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.2	0.4		90.9	-2.8	-3.0		2,822	7	0.2
Financial Activities	90.3	92.3	92.0	1.7	1.9		176.6	3.3	1.9		405.7	2.3	0.6		8,708	109	1.3
Professional & Business Services	215.5	220.1	218.0	2.5	1.2		392.5	3.7	1.0		972.7	4.1	0.4		21,637	444	2.1
Education & Health Services	253.3	253.6	253.8	0.5	0.2		489.1	12.0	2.5		943.5	13.1	1.4		24,343	647	2.7
Leisure & Hospitality	153.2	162.4	160.3	7.1	4.6		319.8	8.7	2.8		642.1	15.8	2.5		16,909	363	2.2
Other Services	50.6	49.8	48.7	-1.9	-3.8		115.3	-0.1	-0.1		256.4	3.2	1.3		5,936	90	1.5
Government	153.8	141.2	156.5	2.7	1.8		438.8	1.2	0.3		846.7	6.9	0.8		22,630	170	0.8
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	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)
Area	Back Data	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		42,891	41,198	42,518	50,022	58,332	55,542	58,107	45,424	45,176	51,668	54,411	49,639	38,658	-4,233	-9.9
Bond, Ill.		318	341	339	397	470	407	389	322	254	284	307	287	273	-45	-14.2
Calhoun, Ill.		103	107	128	147	157	138	134	123	101	129	115	92	98	-5	-4.9
Clinton, Ill.		673	692	696	806	969	911	821	654	540	578	633	559	570	-103	-15.3
Jersey, Ill.		469	510	506	607	719	639	615	524	448	484	494	434	424	-45	-9.6
Macoupin, Ill.		1,012	1,071	1,113	1,328	1,498	1,330	1,268	1,036	837	914	963	869	889	-123	-12.2
Madison, Ill.		5,697	6,044	5,910	6,630	7,338	6,440	6,453	5,485	4,607	5,347	5,675	4,999	4,983	-714	-12.5
Monroe, Ill.		623	663	659	687	805	733	715	591	494	558	618	546	561	-62	-10.0
St. Clair, Ill.		6,028	6,460	6,323	6,914	7,679	6,839	6,949	5,919	5,038	5,577	6,156	5,559	5,451	-577	-9.6
Crawford, Mo.(1)		315	278	346	395	467	498	478	350	376	443	461	397	293	-22	-7.0
Franklin, Mo.		1,205	1,111	1,258	1,526	1,921	1,959	1,920	1,485	1,593	1,713	1,893	1,737	1,155	-50	-4.1
Jefferson, Mo.		2,845	2,544	2,778	3,472	4,242	4,403	4,519	3,191	3,305	3,777	4,017	3,650	2,554	-291	-10.2
Lincoln, Mo.		731	637	707	886	1,111	1,152	1,180	825	826	986	1,004	887	625	-106	-14.5
St. Charles, Mo.		4,721	4,208	4,492	5,413	6,466	6,364	6,742	5,014	5,428	6,121	6,259	5,795	4,148	-573	-12.1
St. Louis, Mo.		13,265	12,013	12,637	15,206	17,957	17,389	18,926	14,477	15,636	17,820	18,543	17,294	12,149	-1,116	-8.4
Warren, Mo.		384	337	382	480	583	653	654	454	489	524	541	479	345	-39	-10.2
St. Louis city, Mo.		4,817	4,460	4,590	5,523	6,417	6,185	6,822	5,324	5,580	6,856	7,193	6,452	4,433	-384	-8.0

Illinois		248,531	263,231	259,018	285,488	337,422	302,523	289,793	259,307	233,477	265,341	278,359	245,998	230,367	-18,164	-7.3
Missouri		78,485	70,459	75,593	93,192	113,927	112,876	117,837	86,976	94,838	107,731	116,440	104,774	73,949	-4,536	-5.8
United States (in thousands)		5,766	5,771	5,650	6,029	7,140	6,625	6,382	5,387	5,503	6,292	6,556	6,203	5,465	-301	-5.2
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	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA	3.0	2.8	2.9	3.4	4.0	3.8	4.0	3.1	3.1	3.4	3.6	3.3	2.6	-0.4
Bond, Ill.	4.0	4.3	4.3	5.1	6.0	5.2	4.9	4.0	3.2	3.5	3.8	3.6	3.4	-0.6
Calhoun, Ill.	4.4	4.6	5.5	6.3	6.8	5.9	5.8	5.2	4.3	5.4	4.8	3.9	4.2	-0.2
Clinton, Ill.	3.3	3.4	3.4	4.0	4.8	4.5	4.0	3.2	2.6	2.8	3.0	2.7	2.8	-0.5
Jersey, Ill.	4.3	4.6	4.6	5.5	6.5	5.8	5.6	4.7	4.0	4.3	4.4	3.9	3.8	-0.5
Macoupin, Ill.	4.4	4.6	4.8	5.8	6.5	5.8	5.5	4.5	3.6	3.9	4.1	3.7	3.8	-0.6
Madison, Ill.	4.2	4.5	4.4	4.9	5.5	4.8	4.8	4.0	3.4	3.9	4.1	3.7	3.6	-0.6
Monroe, Ill.	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.7	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.2	2.6	2.9	3.2	2.9	3.0	-0.4
St. Clair, Ill.	4.8	5.1	5.0	5.4	6.1	5.4	5.4	4.6	3.9	4.3	4.7	4.3	4.2	-0.6
Crawford, Mo.(1)	2.9	2.6	3.2	3.7	4.4	4.6	4.4	3.3	3.4	3.9	4.1	3.6	2.6	-0.3
Franklin, Mo.	2.3	2.1	2.4	2.9	3.7	3.7	3.7	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.5	3.2	2.1	-0.2
Jefferson, Mo.	2.5	2.2	2.4	3.0	3.7	3.8	3.9	2.8	2.8	3.2	3.3	3.0	2.1	-0.4
Lincoln, Mo.	2.7	2.3	2.6	3.2	4.1	4.2	4.3	3.0	3.0	3.5	3.5	3.2	2.2	-0.5
St. Charles, Mo.	2.1	1.9	2.0	2.4	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.3	2.4	2.7	2.7	2.5	1.8	-0.3
St. Louis, Mo.	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.9	3.4	3.3	3.6	2.8	3.0	3.3	3.4	3.2	2.2	-0.3
Warren, Mo.	2.2	1.9	2.2	2.7	3.3	3.7	3.7	2.6	2.8	2.9	3.0	2.7	1.9	-0.3
St. Louis city, Mo.	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.6	4.2	4.0	4.5	3.5	3.6	4.3	4.5	4.1	2.8	-0.4

Illinois	3.9	4.1	4.0	4.4	5.2	4.7	4.5	4.0	3.6	4.0	4.2	3.8	3.6	-0.3
Missouri	2.6	2.3	2.5	3.1	3.8	3.7	3.9	2.9	3.1	3.5	3.7	3.4	2.4	-0.2
United States	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.7	4.4	4.1	3.9	3.3	3.4	3.8	4.0	3.8	3.3	-0.3
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, 1st quarter 2019(2)
Area	Establishments			Employment				Average Weekly Wages(3)			Total Wages (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	1st qtr 2019	12-month net change	Back Data	March 2019	12-month net change	12-month percent change	Back Data	1st qtr 2019	12-month percent change	Back Data	1st qtr 2019	12-month percent change
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA		87,496	4,481		1,320,084	2,444	0.2		$1,107	2.9		$18,924,059	3.3
Bond, Ill.		306	2		4,587	-191	-4.0		819	-1.4		47,828	-4.5
Calhoun, Ill.		96	-3		783	8	1.0		490	0.4		4,879	1.3
Clinton, Ill.		886	6		12,334	120	1.0		710	3.8		111,971	4.4
Jersey, Ill.		400	-6		4,878	-277	-5.4		668	4.2		41,602	-0.6
Macoupin, Ill.		892	13		10,209	-254	-2.4		691	4.4		90,943	2.6
Madison, Ill.		5,355	-57		100,422	-228	-0.2		876	4.8		1,137,314	4.9
Monroe, Ill.		783	13		8,479	-158	-1.8		674	-1.9		73,634	-3.2
St. Clair, Ill.		5,040	-25		91,367	-480	-0.5		833	2.2		982,217	1.8
Crawford, Mo.(4)		658	8		6,686	110	1.7		689	-2.5		59,572	-0.4
Franklin, Mo.		3,008	84		39,470	544	1.4		774	2.1		393,698	3.5
Jefferson, Mo.		4,425	203		47,378	-580	-1.2		723	2.4		443,854	1.7
Lincoln, Mo.		1,073	57		11,761	-26	-0.2		744	2.6		112,493	2.8
St. Charles, Mo.		9,717	446		148,990	2,400	1.6		994	3.6		1,914,727	5.6
St. Louis, Mo.		39,961	2,534		604,112	1,104	0.2		1,240	2.9		9,722,047	3.2
Warren, Mo.		671	37		7,466	188	2.6		733	0.8		71,094	4.2
St. Louis City, Mo.		14,883	1,177		227,848	274	0.1		1,283	2.6		3,775,759	2.9

Illinois		375,125	10,842		5,912,008	6,871	0.1		$1,275	2.7		$97,571,040	3.2
Missouri		206,655	11,538		2,788,377	15,219	0.5		986	2.6		35,575,789	3.4
United States		10,202,975	306,876		146,497,599	1,965,681	1.4		1,184	2.8		2,246,038,756	4.4
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

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