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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
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4 figures
people
18 figures
economy
20 figures
housing
6 figures
education
10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
11,877
−2.1%
section.change_since
Towns of St. Louis · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+1.7%
−0.6% a year on average
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+1.7% section.change_since
0
5,000
10K
15K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | Alton | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| # | Territory | Labour 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.
economy
Alton in numbers
GDP per person
$86,142
2024 · United States
GDP per person (PPP)
$86,142
2024 · United States
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.6%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
70.3%
2024 · United States
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$64,426
2024 · United States
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States