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Labour force in Columbia

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

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

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Latest value · 2025 69,601 +1.5% section.change_since
Towns of St. Louis · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +4.2% +1.5% a year on average
share of Missouri 2.20% Missouri: 3,167,288 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+4.2% section.change_since

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

section.compare Labour force · people
Columbia 69,601
Missouri 3.2M

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

The series at a glance Columbia · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 69,601 · 2025
First value 40,681 · 1990
Highest 69,601 · 2025
Lowest 40,681 · 1990
Average change +1.5% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2025

YearColumbiaChange Missouri
2025 69,601 +1.5% 3.2M
2024 68,576 −0.0% 3.1M
2023 68,607 +0.1% 3.1M
2022 68,550 +1.5% 3.1M
2021 67,559 +2.5% 3M
2020 65,882 −2.6% 3M
2019 67,635 +0.3% 3.1M
2018 67,441 +0.4% 3M
2017 67,159 −0.1% 3.1M
2016 67,234 +0.7% 3.1M
2015 66,767 +1.5% 3.1M
2014 65,758 +0.5% 3M
2013 65,419 +2.1% 3M
2012 64,083 +2.8% 3M
2011 62,354 +1.8% 3M
2010 61,222 +6.4% 3M
2009 57,555 +6.8% 3.1M
2008 53,876 −0.2% 3.1M
2007 53,964 +1.4% 3.1M
2006 53,210 +1.3% 3M
2005 52,517 +3.2% 3M
2004 50,910 +0.5% 3M
2003 50,651 +1.6% 3M
2002 49,847 +2.3% 3M
2001 48,727 +0.9% 3M
2000 48,269 −5.2% 3M
1999 50,943 −0.4% 2.9M
1998 51,138 +0.7% 2.9M
1997 50,801 +7.1% 2.9M
1996 47,451 +3.6% 2.9M
1995 45,781 +3.0% 2.8M
1994 44,440 +2.0% 2.8M
1993 43,564 +2.2% 2.7M
1992 42,612 +2.2% 2.7M
1991 41,690 +2.5% 2.6M
1990 40,681 2.6M

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

Ranking · Towns of St. Louis

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 St. Louis 158K
2 Columbia 66,767
3 St Charles 37,952
4 Florissant 28,326
5 Chesterfield 24,783
6 Belleville 22,192
7 Ballwin 16,971
8 Maryland Heights 16,202
9 Kirkwood 15,747
10 Hazelwood 13,889
11 O'Fallon 13,691
12 Edwardsville 13,190
13 Collinsville 12,834
14 Alton 11,677
15 East St Louis 9,135

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

section.what

Residents who work or are looking for work.

section.how

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.