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Labour force in Maryland Heights
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
8 of 15 · Towns of St. Louis
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
16,742
+0.3%
since 2024
Towns of St. Louis · 2025
8 of 15
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.3%
−0.1% a year on average
share of Missouri
0.53%
Missouri: 3,167,288 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.3% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Maryland Heights 16,742
Missouri 3.2M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Maryland Heights · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
16,742 · 2025
First value
17,103 · 1990
Highest
17,871 · 1996
Lowest
15,370 · 2008
Average change
−0.1% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Maryland Heights | Change | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,742 | +0.3% | 3.2M |
| 2024 | 16,690 | +0.5% | 3.1M |
| 2023 | 16,599 | +1.2% | 3.1M |
| 2022 | 16,395 | +0.4% | 3.1M |
| 2021 | 16,329 | +0.2% | 3M |
| 2020 | 16,299 | −2.7% | 3M |
| 2019 | 16,753 | +1.0% | 3.1M |
| 2018 | 16,592 | +0.2% | 3M |
| 2017 | 16,565 | −1.3% | 3.1M |
| 2016 | 16,789 | +3.6% | 3.1M |
| 2015 | 16,202 | +0.6% | 3.1M |
| 2014 | 16,104 | +1.2% | 3M |
| 2013 | 15,915 | −0.4% | 3M |
| 2012 | 15,986 | −1.3% | 3M |
| 2011 | 16,194 | −0.3% | 3M |
| 2010 | 16,242 | +3.9% | 3M |
| 2009 | 15,634 | +1.7% | 3.1M |
| 2008 | 15,370 | −1.5% | 3.1M |
| 2007 | 15,600 | −0.6% | 3.1M |
| 2006 | 15,693 | −0.4% | 3M |
| 2005 | 15,762 | −0.4% | 3M |
| 2004 | 15,829 | −1.3% | 3M |
| 2003 | 16,033 | −1.5% | 3M |
| 2002 | 16,275 | −0.5% | 3M |
| 2001 | 16,360 | −0.7% | 3M |
| 2000 | 16,468 | −6.6% | 3M |
| 1999 | 17,624 | −0.1% | 2.9M |
| 1998 | 17,648 | +0.3% | 2.9M |
| 1997 | 17,594 | −1.5% | 2.9M |
| 1996 | 17,871 | +1.1% | 2.9M |
| 1995 | 17,672 | +1.4% | 2.8M |
| 1994 | 17,422 | +2.1% | 2.8M |
| 1993 | 17,068 | +0.5% | 2.7M |
| 1992 | 16,980 | −0.7% | 2.7M |
| 1991 | 17,104 | +0.0% | 2.6M |
| 1990 | 17,103 | 2.6M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis | 156K | |
| 2 | Columbia | 69,601 | |
| 3 | St Charles | 40,927 | |
| 4 | Florissant | 29,134 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 25,856 | |
| 6 | Belleville | 20,081 | |
| 7 | Ballwin | 16,976 | |
| 8 | Maryland Heights | 16,742 | |
| 9 | O'Fallon | 15,249 | |
| 10 | Kirkwood | 14,880 | |
| 11 | Hazelwood | 13,501 | |
| 12 | Edwardsville | 13,253 | |
| 13 | Collinsville | 12,911 | |
| 14 | Alton | 11,877 | |
| 15 | East St Louis | 6,639 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Maryland Heights
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