Wednesday, October 21 Alton
  1. Home
  2. Alton
  3. section.name
  4. economy
  5. Labour force
economy section.name · section.levels.city

Labour force in Alton

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points section.rank · Towns of St. Louis section.updated Oct 21, 2026

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+1.7% section.change_since

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

The series at a glance Alton · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 11,877 · 2025
First value 14,828 · 1990
Highest 14,828 · 1990
Lowest 11,677 · 2015
Average change −0.6% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2025

YearAltonChange
2025 11,877 −2.1%
2024 12,132 −0.1%
2023 12,141 +0.7%
2022 12,062 −1.7%
2021 12,272 +0.2%
2020 12,242 −2.5%
2019 12,562 −0.6%
2018 12,639 −0.3%
2017 12,673 −1.0%
2016 12,807 +9.7%
2015 11,677 −0.4%
2014 11,729 −1.4%
2013 11,898 −1.7%
2012 12,109 −2.4%
2011 12,405 −1.0%
2010 12,536 −8.8%
2009 13,750 −1.6%
2008 13,967 −0.8%
2007 14,086 +1.8%
2006 13,842 +0.3%
2005 13,800 +1.1%
2004 13,655 −1.3%
2003 13,828 +0.0%
2002 13,826 −1.5%
2001 14,032 −1.0%
2000 14,174 +2.9%
1999 13,771 −1.9%
1998 14,035 −1.2%
1997 14,200 +0.6%
1996 14,118 +1.0%
1995 13,972 −2.1%
1994 14,268 −2.0%
1993 14,557 +0.1%
1992 14,539 +0.5%
1991 14,468 −2.4%
1990 14,828

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of St. Louis

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 St. Louis 163K
2 Columbia 65,882
3 St Charles 38,068
4 Florissant 28,722
5 Chesterfield 24,666
6 Belleville 21,386
7 Ballwin 16,467
8 Maryland Heights 16,299
9 O'Fallon 15,169
10 Kirkwood 14,170
11 Hazelwood 13,336
12 Collinsville 13,202
13 Edwardsville 12,987
14 Alton 12,242
15 East St Louis 7,215

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

section.what

Residents who work or are looking for work.

section.how

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.