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Work Force Profile
Total St. Louis MO-IL MSA metro area employment data was provided based on averages for the year 2003.
ST. LOUIS METRO AREA KEY LABOR DATA
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2003 |
2002 |
| Total Labor Force |
1,444,122 |
1,379,502 |
| Total Employment |
1,358,065 |
1,330,647 |
| Total Unemployment |
86,057 |
78,855 |
| Average Unemployment Rate |
5.9% |
5.7% |
METROPOLITAN AREA LABOR FORCE GROWTH
Source: Bureau of Labors Statistics, Household Survey 2003 & 2002
The following major sectors represent the diverse employment of the St. Louis Region:
| Sector |
Percent of Workforce |
Employment |
| Construction and Mining |
5.9% |
76,100 |
| Manufacturing |
11.1% |
143,700 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
19.2% |
248,100 |
| Information |
2.3% |
29,100 |
| Financial Activities |
6.0% |
78,000 |
| Professional & Business Services |
13.9% |
179,200 |
| Education & Health Services |
14.7% |
189,600 |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
10.1% |
130,700 |
| Other Services |
4.4% |
57,400 |
| Government |
12.4% |
160,400 |
2003 EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR INDUSTRIES
Source: BLS Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, 2002
| Occupation |
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| Profession/Technical Occupation |
Median Wage |
| Accountant |
$22.31 |
| Financial Analyst |
$27.88 |
| Marketing Manager |
$36.13 |
| Public Relations Manager |
$27.63 |
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| Information Technology |
Median Wage |
| Computer Programmer |
$29.15 |
| Database Administrator |
$29.17 |
| Systems Analyst |
$29.57 |
| Computer Operator |
$13.63 |
| Data Entry Operator |
$10.46 |
| Desktop Publisher |
$16.23 |
| Word Processor |
$12.65 |
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| Clerical Occupations |
Median Wage |
| Accounting Clerk |
$13.51 |
| Bill/Account Clerk |
$13.24 |
| Bookkeeping Clerk |
$13.51 |
| Order Clerk |
$12.45 |
| New Accounts Clerk |
$11.93 |
| Customer Service Representative |
$12.60 |
| Payroll Clerk |
$14.32 |
| Receptionist |
$10.07 |
| Reservation/Transportation Ticket Agent |
$11.27 |
| Medical Secretary |
$11.64 |
| Legal Secretary |
$17.22 |
| Secretary excluding Legal/Medical |
$12.44 |
| Shipping Clerk |
$11.69 |
| Switchboard Operator/Receptionist |
$10.12 |
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| Sales Occupations |
Median Wage |
| Sales Representative (Not Technical) |
$22.15 |
| Telemarketers |
$10.70 |
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| Production & Maintenance Occupations |
Median Wage |
| Team Assemblers |
$13.06 |
| Assemblers, Electrical Equipment-Precision |
$10.86 |
| Heavy Truck Driver |
$17.19 |
| Light Truck Driver |
$12.02 |
| Maintenance Worker |
$16.00 |
| Materials Handling Laborer |
$10.19 |
| Shipper and Receiver |
$14.29 |
| Production, Helper |
$9.22 |
| Township |
County |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rate |
| Alton, IL |
Madison |
1,274 |
9.6% |
| Belleville, IL |
St. Clair |
2,295 |
11.1% |
| East St. Louis, IL |
St. Clair |
1,331 |
13.9% |
| Granite City, IL |
Madison |
1,354 |
9% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2003 Annual Averages. |
| Township |
County |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rate |
| Ballwin, MO |
St. Louis |
337 |
2.5% |
| Chesterfield, MO |
St. Louis |
549 |
2.6% |
| Florissant, MO |
St. Louis |
1,186 |
3.9% |
| Hazelwood, MO |
St. Louis |
729 |
4.5% |
| Kirkwood, MO |
St. Louis |
544 |
3.5% |
| Maryland Heights, MO |
St. Louis |
543 |
3% |
| O'Fallon, MO |
St. Charles |
707 |
4.6% |
| St. Charles |
St. Charles |
1,923 |
4.1% |
| St. Louis City |
St. Louis City |
16,347 |
10.1% |
| St. Peters, MO |
St. Charles |
1,366 |
3.6% |
| University City, MO |
St. Louis |
1,735 |
7.3% |
| Wildood, MO |
St. Louis |
653 |
3.9% |
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| Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2003 Annual Averages |
Source: BLS Annual Average 2003
- Thirty-nine percent of St. Louis workers in Greater St. Louis travel from one county to another to get to work.
- Sixty-one percent of Greater St. Louis
workers live and work in the same county.
- In downtown St. Louis, 40 percent of
workers live in St. Louis County, 26 percent
in St. Louis City, 25 percent in Illinois, six percent in St .Charles County and three
percent from other counties.
- Door-to-door commute time averaged 23.9 minutes in 2003.
- 93.2 percent traveled to work in a car, truck, or van: two percent used mass transit.
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Source: Downtown St. Louis 2001, US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2003. |
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