WHAT'S What Work Force Profile Total Labor Force 1,359,505 Total Employment 1,293,445 Total Unemployment 66,060 Unemployment Rate 4.9% Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2000 Averages. 2001 METRO AREA AVERAGE Services 427,700 Transportation, Communications, and Public Utilities (TCPU) 88,600 Government 158,400 Wholesale and Retail Trade 310,000 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (FIRE) 84,800 Construction and Mining 78,600 Manufacturing 176,900 Sources: Non-Farm Wage and Salary Employment, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Illinois Department of Employment Security. Payroll employment includes only wage and salary earners on the payroll. Persons on two payrolls will be counted twice. Self-employed people or agriculture employment are not counted. Total employment counts person on two payrolls once and includes self-employed. 2001 METRO AREA AVERAGE GOODS-PRODUCING 261,000 Construction & Mining 81,900    Special trade contractors 55,300 Manufacturing (total) 180,000    Durable goods manufacturing 107,000       Fabricated metal products 14,400       Motor vehicles & equipment 14,300       Aircraft & parts 16,400    Non-durable goods manufacturing 75,500       Food & kindred products 18,400       Printing & publishing 15,400       Chemicals & allied products 16,400 SERVICE PRODUCING 1,080,200 Transportation Services 89,400 Communications & Public Utilities Wholesale Trade 74,000 Retail Trade 240,000 Finance Insurance & Real Estate 84,800    Depository institutions 21,800    Insurance carriers, agents, brokers & service 15,000    Real estate 15,200 Services 435,600    Business services 89,540    Amusement & recreational services    (including movies) 26,500    Health services (private) 126,400       Hospitals 59,300    Social services (private) 28,800    Membership organizations 28,500    Engineering & management services 31,500 Government (total) 170,200    Federal government 26,800    State government 20,900    Local government 109,200 Sources: Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations and Illinois Dept. of Employment Security. U.S. Bureau of the Census. Occupation Median Wage PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS Accountant $ 20.74 Financial Analyst $ 23.85 Marketing Manager $ 35.67 Public Relations Manager $ 26.90 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Computer Programmer $ 28.44 Database Administrator $ 25.63 Systems Analyst $ 27.94 Computer Operator $ 14.34 Data Entry Operator $ 10.20 Desktop Publisher $ 12.56 Word Processor $ 10.54 PRODUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS Team Assemblers $ 13.94 Assemblers, Electrical Equipment—Precision $ 10.21 Heavy Truck Driver $ 17.64 Light Truck Driver $ 13.82 Maintenance Worker $ 15.49 Materials Handling Laborer $ 11.21 Shipper and Receiver $ 11.65 Production, Helper $ 9.05 SALES OCCUPATIONS Sales Representative—not technical $ 22.65 Telemarketers $ 10.19 CLERICAL OCCUPATIONS Accounting Clerk $ 12.94 Bill/Account Collector $ 13.50 Bookkeeping Clerk $ 12.94 Order Clerk $ 12.07 New Accounts Clerk $ 11.22 Customer Service Representative $ 12.44 Payroll Clerk $ 12.92 Receptionist $ 9.58 Reservation/Transportation Ticket Agent $ 11.75 Medical Secretary $ 10.74 Legal Secretary $ 15.70 Secretary, excl. Legal/Medical $ 11.93 Shipping Clerk $ 11.65 Switchboard Operator/Receptionist $ 9.52 Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, 2000. June 2002 The St. Louis region's labor force totals over 1.3 million, with an unemployment rate of 5.8 percent in june 2003—just slightly lower than the national average of 5.9 percent. Unemployment rates vary widely throughout the region with the highest rates found in St. Louis City. Madison, Jersey and St. Clair counties also have rates above the regional average. The lowest rates are to be found in St. Charles, Monroe and St. Louis counties. Labor Unemployment County Force Employment Unemployed Rate Clinton Co., IL 17,128 16,270 858 5.0 Franklin Co., MO 50,086 47,034 3,052 6.1 Jefferson Co., MO 109,183 103,152 6,031 5.5 Jersey Co., IL 10,532 9,889 643 6.1 Lincoln Co., MO 19,695 18,499 1,196 6.1 Madison Co., IL 129,391 121,258 8,133 6.3 Monroe Co., IL 14,265 13,625 640 4.5 St. Charles Co., MO 167,595 160,538 7,057 4.2 St. Clair Co., MO 116,188 107,568 8,620 7.4 St. Louis City., MO 163,644 147,267 16,377 10.0 St. Louis Co., MO 579,380 551,417 27,963 4.8 Warren Co., MO 13,325 12,648 677 5.1 St. Louis Region 1,390,411 1,309,164 81,247 5.8 June 2002 Unemployment Township County Unemployment Rate Ballwin St. Louis 321 2.4% Chesterfield St. Louis 523 2.4% Florissant St. Louis 1,131 3.8% Hazelwood St. Louis 695 4.3% Kirkwood St. Louis 518 3.3% Maryland Heights St. Louis 517 2.9% O'Fallon St. Charles 694 4.7% St. Charles St. Charles 1,885 4.2% St. Louis City St. Louis City 16,377 10% St. Peters St. Charles 1,340 3.7% University City St. Louis 1,654 6.9% Wildwood St. Louis 622 3.7% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002. June 2002 Unemployment Township County Unemployment Rate Alton Madison 1,165 8.5% Belleville St. Clair 2,306 11.2% East St. Louis St. Clair 1,492 13.0% Granite City Madison 1,328 8.9% Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002 St. Louis’ unemployment rate of 5.8 percent in June 2002, though lower than the National average of 5.9 percent, is higher than 10 of the 20 largest metropolitan areas. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES TOP 20 METRO AREAS-JUNE 2002 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. GREATER ST. LOUIS Employment 1998 Estimated Workforce Annual Growth Total, All Occupations 1,385,610 1,511,750 12,639 Executive Admin & Managerial 84,910 92,400 755 Professional Specialty 289,180 332,540 4,347 Marketing/Sales 184,150 202,290 1,814 Admin Support Clerical 230,720 238,960 821 Service 231,510 256,450 2,500 Agricultural Services 12,080 14,570 249 Precision Production, Craft & Repair 157,790 167,470 966 Operators, Fabricators, Laborers 195,270 207,070 1,187 Change 2008 Number Percent Total, All Occupations 126,140 9.1 Executive Admin & Managerial 7,490 8.8 Professional Specialty 43,360 15 Marketing/Sales 18,140 9.9 Admin Support Clerical 8,240 3.6 Service 24,940 10.8 Agricultural Services 2,490 20.6 Precision Production, Craft & Repair 966 9,680 Operators, Fabricators, Laborers 11,800 6 Source: Missouri Department of Economic Development, Division of Workforce Development GREATER ST. LOUIS (click here to view chart) Unions are a source of skilled productive workers, due in part to excellent training programs. In 2001, 17.9 percent of workers in businesses belonged to unions. This is down from 22.3 percent in 1987. The proportion is much lower outside of the older, large manufacturing firms and utilities. When union elections took place in the first quarter of 2000, 40 percent resulted in union certification. Nationally, the rate was higher, with 60 percent resulting in union certification. 39 percent of everyone who works in Greater St. Louis travels from one county to another to get to work; 61 percent live and work in the same county; The proportion of workers whose jobs and homes are in the same county is highest in the inner counties, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Madison County and St. Clair Counties, where about two-thirds work in the same county; The proportion is lowest in Jefferson & Monroe Counties where only one-third work in the same county as they live in; Eight percent of all workers in the region cross a state line to get to work; 27 percent of all workers who live in the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area commute to jobs in Missouri; In downtown St. Louis, 25 percent of the workers live in Illinois, 40 percent in St. Louis County, 26 percent in St. Louis City, 6 percent in St. Charles County and three percent elsewhere in the region*; Door-to-door commute time averaged 25.5 minutes in 2000; 92 percent traveled by automobile to work in 2000. *Downtown St. Louis, 2001. Source: 2000 Census of Population.

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