St. Louis, Missouri Metro Area

MSA: St. Louis, MO-IL

Population (2017 estimate): 2.8 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.7%

NFP Employment (2017): 1.4 million
Average Earnings (2017): $45,110

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.1000,1.7,
2013,0.7000,1.6,
2014,1.2000,1.9,
2015,1.9000,2.1,
2016,1.4000,1.8,
2017,1.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,7.6000,2.3,
2013,2.5000,2.0,
2014,0.4000,2.3,
2015,-1.5000,2.4,
2016,-1.7000,2.0,
2017,-0.5000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,7.3000,8.1000,
2013,7.1000,7.4000,
2014,6.3000,6.2000,
2015,5.1000,5.3000,
2016,4.6000,4.9000,
2017,3.7000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,45470.00,42068.00,
2013,46600.00,42900.00,
2014,46790.00,43888.00,
2015,46090.00,44928.00,
2016,45320.00,45812.00,
2017,45110.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	66,660	49.6	1.0	$98,530
Business and Financial Operations	73,690	54.8	1.1	$67,230
IT and Mathematical	46,000	34.2	1.2	$80,390
Architecture and Engineering	21,420	15.9	0.9	$76,790
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	9,560	7.1	0.9	$52,890
Community and Social Services	19,010	14.1	1.0	$37,940
Legal and Judicial	9,670	7.2	0.9	$69,370
Education, Training, and Library	76,380	56.8	0.9	$46,320
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	18,320	13.6	1.0	$43,370
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	88,280	65.6	1.1	$56,800
Healthcare Support	39,900	29.7	1.0	$25,580
Protective Services	28,650	21.3	0.9	$37,410
Food Preparation and Serving Related	133,050	98.9	1.1	$19,370
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	42,750	31.8	1.0	$24,400
Personal Care and Services	48,880	36.3	1.1	$21,450
Sales and Related	136,350	101.4	1.0	$27,810
Office and Administrative Support	222,240	165.2	1.1	$34,490
Construction and Extraction	51,930	38.6	1.0	$58,750
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	50,270	37.4	1.0	$44,780
Production	79,100	58.8	0.9	$35,190
Transportation and Material Moving	81,900	60.9	0.9	$32,190