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

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, St. Louis metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, St. Louis metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Total Nonfarm

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1,390.6 1,411.5 1,416.9 26.3 1.9
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2,933.8 32.8 1.1
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6,219.7 60.8 1.0
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152,015 2,222 1.5

Mining, Logging, & Construction(2)

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69.4 76.5 75.2 5.8 8.4                        

Mining & Logging(3)

           
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4.4 0.0 0.0
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7.5 -0.5 -6.3
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754 0 0.0

Construction(3)

           
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128.3 1.8 1.4
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241.3 1.4 0.6
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7,698 164 2.2

Manufacturing

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117.6 122.0 121.8 4.2 3.6
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277.7 3.4 1.2
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591.8 2.2 0.4
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12,880 108 0.8

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

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259.2 265.3 262.9 3.7 1.4
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541.3 -1.4 -0.3
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1,221.1 15.1 1.3
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27,698 120 0.4

Information

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27.7 28.3 27.7 0.0 0.0
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50.0 0.2 0.4
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90.9 -2.8 -3.0
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2,822 7 0.2

Financial Activities

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90.3 92.3 92.0 1.7 1.9
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176.6 3.3 1.9
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405.7 2.3 0.6
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8,708 109 1.3

Professional & Business Services

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215.5 220.1 218.0 2.5 1.2
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392.5 3.7 1.0
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972.7 4.1 0.4
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21,637 444 2.1

Education & Health Services

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253.3 253.6 253.8 0.5 0.2
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489.1 12.0 2.5
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943.5 13.1 1.4
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24,343 647 2.7

Leisure & Hospitality

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153.2 162.4 160.3 7.1 4.6
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319.8 8.7 2.8
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642.1 15.8 2.5
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16,909 363 2.2

Other Services

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50.6 49.8 48.7 -1.9 -3.8
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115.3 -0.1 -0.1
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256.4 3.2 1.3
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5,936 90 1.5

Government

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153.8 141.2 156.5 2.7 1.8
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438.8 1.2 0.3
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846.7 6.9 0.8
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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
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

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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.

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318 341 339 397 470 407 389 322 254 284 307 287 273   -45 -14.2

Calhoun, Ill.

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103 107 128 147 157 138 134 123 101 129 115 92 98   -5 -4.9

Clinton, Ill.

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673 692 696 806 969 911 821 654 540 578 633 559 570   -103 -15.3

Jersey, Ill.

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469 510 506 607 719 639 615 524 448 484 494 434 424   -45 -9.6

Macoupin, Ill.

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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.

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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.

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623 663 659 687 805 733 715 591 494 558 618 546 561   -62 -10.0

St. Clair, Ill.

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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)

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315 278 346 395 467 498 478 350 376 443 461 397 293   -22 -7.0

Franklin, Mo.

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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.

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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.

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731 637 707 886 1,111 1,152 1,180 825 826 986 1,004 887 625   -106 -14.5

St. Charles, Mo.

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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.

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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.

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384 337 382 480 583 653 654 454 489 524 541 479 345   -39 -10.2

St. Louis city, Mo.

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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

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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

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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)

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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
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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)
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St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA

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87,496 4,481
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1,320,084 2,444 0.2
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$1,107 2.9
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$18,924,059 3.3

Bond, Ill.

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306 2
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4,587 -191 -4.0
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819 -1.4
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47,828 -4.5

Calhoun, Ill.

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96 -3
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783 8 1.0
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490 0.4
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4,879 1.3

Clinton, Ill.

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886 6
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12,334 120 1.0
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710 3.8
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111,971 4.4

Jersey, Ill.

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400 -6
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4,878 -277 -5.4
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668 4.2
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41,602 -0.6

Macoupin, Ill.

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892 13
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10,209 -254 -2.4
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691 4.4
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90,943 2.6

Madison, Ill.

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5,355 -57
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100,422 -228 -0.2
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876 4.8
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1,137,314 4.9

Monroe, Ill.

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783 13
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8,479 -158 -1.8
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674 -1.9
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73,634 -3.2

St. Clair, Ill.

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5,040 -25
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91,367 -480 -0.5
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833 2.2
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982,217 1.8

Crawford, Mo.(4)

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658 8
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6,686 110 1.7
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689 -2.5
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59,572 -0.4

Franklin, Mo.

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3,008 84
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39,470 544 1.4
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774 2.1
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393,698 3.5

Jefferson, Mo.

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4,425 203
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47,378 -580 -1.2
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723 2.4
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443,854 1.7

Lincoln, Mo.

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1,073 57
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11,761 -26 -0.2
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744 2.6
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112,493 2.8

St. Charles, Mo.

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9,717 446
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148,990 2,400 1.6
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994 3.6
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1,914,727 5.6

St. Louis, Mo.

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39,961 2,534
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604,112 1,104 0.2
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1,240 2.9
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9,722,047 3.2

Warren, Mo.

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671 37
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7,466 188 2.6
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733 0.8
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71,094 4.2

St. Louis City, Mo.

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14,883 1,177
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227,848 274 0.1
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1,283 2.6
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3,775,759 2.9

Illinois

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375,125 10,842
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5,912,008 6,871 0.1
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$1,275 2.7
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$97,571,040 3.2

Missouri

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206,655 11,538
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2,788,377 15,219 0.5
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986 2.6
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35,575,789 3.4

United States

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10,202,975 306,876
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146,497,599 1,965,681 1.4
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1,184 2.8
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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