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Unemployment rate in Belleville

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 3 of 15 · Towns of St. Louis Updated Oct 21, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Belleville · United States · World
−1.7 pp since 2015
Belleville United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Belleville
4.6%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Belleville · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 4.6% · 2025
First value 10.4% · 1990
Highest 12.6% · 1992
Lowest 4.5% · 2019
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearBellevilleChange United StatesWorld
2025 4.6% −0.3 pp — 4.8%
2024 4.9% −0.4 pp — 4.8%
2023 5.3% +0.3 pp 3.6% 4.8%
2022 5.0% −2.3 pp 3.7% 5.2%
2021 7.3% −3.7 pp 5.4% 6.0%
2020 11.0% +6.5 pp 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.5% −0.7 pp 3.7% 5.6%
2018 5.2% −0.1 pp 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.3% −0.9 pp 4.4% 5.9%
2016 6.2% −0.1 pp 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.3% −1.3 pp 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.6% −2.0 pp 6.2% 6.0%
2013 9.6% −0.1 pp 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.7% +0.1 pp 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.6% −0.6 pp 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.2% −0.8 pp 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.0% +3.0 pp 9.3% 6.4%
2008 8.0% +1.6 pp 5.8% 5.8%
2007 6.4% +0.3 pp 4.6% 5.8%
2006 6.1% −0.2 pp 4.6% 6.0%
2005 6.3% −0.7 pp 5.1% 6.2%
2004 7.0% ±0.0 pp 5.5% 6.3%
2003 7.0% +0.8 pp 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.2% −0.3 pp 5.8% 6.4%
2001 6.5% +0.7 pp 4.8% 6.2%
2000 5.8% −1.3 pp 4.0% 6.1%
1999 7.1% −0.5 pp 4.2% 6.3%
1998 7.6% +0.5 pp 4.5% 6.2%
1997 7.1% −0.7 pp 4.9% 6.0%
1996 7.8% −0.4 pp 5.4% 6.0%
1995 8.2% −0.4 pp 5.6% 5.9%
1994 8.6% −2.4 pp — 5.8%
1993 11.0% −1.6 pp — 5.5%
1992 12.6% +1.0 pp — 5.3%
1991 11.6% +1.2 pp — 5.1%
1990 10.4% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of St. Louis

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 East St Louis 7.2%
2 Alton 4.8%
3 Belleville 4.6%
4 St. Louis 4.6%
5 Florissant 4.5%
6 Hazelwood 4.4%
7 Collinsville 3.8%
8 O'Fallon 3.8%
9 St Charles 3.7%
10 Edwardsville 3.6%
11 Columbia 3.6%
12 Chesterfield 3.5%
13 Kirkwood 3.5%
14 Maryland Heights 3.5%
15 Ballwin 3.3%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.