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Labour force in Kirkwood
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
8 figures
education
10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
14,880
+0.4%
section.change_since
Towns of St. Louis · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−5.5%
+0.0% a year on average
share of Missouri
0.47%
Missouri: 3,167,288 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−5.5% section.change_since
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5,000
10K
15K
20K
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section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
section.compare Labour force · people
Kirkwood 14,880
Missouri 3.2M
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Kirkwood · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
14,880 · 2025
First value
14,653 · 1990
Highest
15,747 · 2015
Lowest
14,170 · 2020
Average change
+0.0% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Kirkwood | Change | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,880 | +0.4% | 3.2M |
| 2024 | 14,822 | +0.6% | 3.1M |
| 2023 | 14,740 | +1.9% | 3.1M |
| 2022 | 14,467 | +1.2% | 3.1M |
| 2021 | 14,294 | +0.9% | 3M |
| 2020 | 14,170 | −2.7% | 3M |
| 2019 | 14,568 | +1.3% | 3.1M |
| 2018 | 14,375 | +0.3% | 3M |
| 2017 | 14,336 | −0.6% | 3.1M |
| 2016 | 14,429 | −8.4% | 3.1M |
| 2015 | 15,747 | +1.1% | 3.1M |
| 2014 | 15,580 | +1.4% | 3M |
| 2013 | 15,364 | +0.1% | 3M |
| 2012 | 15,356 | −1.0% | 3M |
| 2011 | 15,516 | −0.2% | 3M |
| 2010 | 15,542 | +9.1% | 3M |
| 2009 | 14,241 | −1.3% | 3.1M |
| 2008 | 14,426 | −1.5% | 3.1M |
| 2007 | 14,643 | −0.6% | 3.1M |
| 2006 | 14,731 | −0.4% | 3M |
| 2005 | 14,795 | −0.4% | 3M |
| 2004 | 14,857 | −1.3% | 3M |
| 2003 | 15,049 | −1.5% | 3M |
| 2002 | 15,277 | −0.5% | 3M |
| 2001 | 15,358 | −0.7% | 3M |
| 2000 | 15,461 | +2.6% | 3M |
| 1999 | 15,074 | −0.2% | 2.9M |
| 1998 | 15,100 | +0.3% | 2.9M |
| 1997 | 15,055 | −1.6% | 2.9M |
| 1996 | 15,297 | +1.1% | 2.9M |
| 1995 | 15,130 | +1.4% | 2.8M |
| 1994 | 14,918 | +2.0% | 2.8M |
| 1993 | 14,624 | +0.5% | 2.7M |
| 1992 | 14,553 | −0.8% | 2.7M |
| 1991 | 14,666 | +0.1% | 2.6M |
| 1990 | 14,653 | 2.6M |
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of St. Louis
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | East St Louis | 6,639 | |
| 14 | Alton | 11,877 | |
| 13 | Collinsville | 12,911 | |
| 12 | Edwardsville | 13,253 | |
| 11 | Hazelwood | 13,501 | |
| 10 | Kirkwood | 14,880 | |
| 9 | O'Fallon | 15,249 | |
| 8 | Maryland Heights | 16,742 | |
| 7 | Ballwin | 16,976 | |
| 6 | Belleville | 20,081 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 25,856 | |
| 4 | Florissant | 29,134 | |
| 3 | St Charles | 40,927 | |
| 2 | Columbia | 69,601 | |
| 1 | St. Louis | 156K |
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
section.what
Residents who work or are looking for work.
section.how
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
economy
Kirkwood in numbers
GDP per person
$71,846
2024 · Missouri
GDP per person (PPP)
$71,846
2024 · Missouri
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.5%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
72.7%
2024 · Missouri
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$58,274
2024 · Missouri
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States