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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Unemployment rate in Edwardsville

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 10 of 15 · Towns of St. Louis Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2010 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2010 – 2025 percent · Edwardsville · United States · World
−0.7 pp since 2015
Edwardsville United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Edwardsville
3.6%
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 Edwardsville · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 3.6% · 2025
First value 7.1% · 2010
Highest 7.1% · 2010
Lowest 3.1% · 2019
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearEdwardsvilleChange United StatesWorld
2025 3.6% −0.1 pp — 4.8%
2024 3.7% ±0.0 pp — 4.8%
2023 3.7% +0.4 pp 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.3% −0.4 pp 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.7% −2.3 pp 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.0% +2.9 pp 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.1% −0.7 pp 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.8% −0.1 pp 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.9% −0.8 pp 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.7% +0.4 pp 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.3% −1.0 pp 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.3% −1.2 pp 6.2% 6.0%
2013 6.5% ±0.0 pp 5.3% 6.1%
2012 6.5% −0.2 pp 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.7% −0.4 pp 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.1% 9.6% 6.3%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of St. Louis

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
15 Ballwin 2.0%
14 Kirkwood 2.1%
13 Columbia 2.1%
12 Chesterfield 2.1%
11 Maryland Heights 2.2%
10 St Charles 2.3%
9 St. Louis 3.0%
8 Florissant 3.0%
7 Hazelwood 3.3%
6 Edwardsville 3.3%
5 O'Fallon 3.7%
4 Collinsville 4.0%
3 Belleville 5.0%
2 Alton 5.0%
1 East St Louis 7.6%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

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.