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Labour force in St Charles
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
40,927
+0.5%
section.change_since
Towns of St. Louis · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+7.8%
+0.6% a year on average
share of Missouri
1.29%
Missouri: 3,167,288 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+7.8% section.change_since
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section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
section.compare Labour force · people
St Charles 40,927
Missouri 3.2M
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance St Charles · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
40,927 · 2025
First value
32,696 · 1990
Highest
43,246 · 1999
Lowest
32,696 · 1990
Average change
+0.6% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | St Charles | Change | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40,927 | +0.5% | 3.2M |
| 2024 | 40,730 | +1.1% | 3.1M |
| 2023 | 40,292 | +2.9% | 3.1M |
| 2022 | 39,140 | +1.7% | 3.1M |
| 2021 | 38,477 | +1.1% | 3M |
| 2020 | 38,068 | −1.4% | 3M |
| 2019 | 38,601 | +1.2% | 3.1M |
| 2018 | 38,152 | +0.4% | 3M |
| 2017 | 37,992 | +0.4% | 3.1M |
| 2016 | 37,823 | −0.3% | 3.1M |
| 2015 | 37,952 | +1.6% | 3.1M |
| 2014 | 37,360 | +1.9% | 3M |
| 2013 | 36,665 | +1.4% | 3M |
| 2012 | 36,147 | −1.1% | 3M |
| 2011 | 36,534 | −0.1% | 3M |
| 2010 | 36,584 | +1.0% | 3M |
| 2009 | 36,220 | −13% | 3.1M |
| 2008 | 41,504 | +1.4% | 3.1M |
| 2007 | 40,948 | +1.5% | 3.1M |
| 2006 | 40,331 | +2.5% | 3M |
| 2005 | 39,330 | +2.8% | 3M |
| 2004 | 38,262 | +1.8% | 3M |
| 2003 | 37,593 | +1.6% | 3M |
| 2002 | 37,017 | +2.7% | 3M |
| 2001 | 36,030 | +2.9% | 3M |
| 2000 | 35,023 | −19% | 3M |
| 1999 | 43,246 | +2.6% | 2.9M |
| 1998 | 42,142 | +3.9% | 2.9M |
| 1997 | 40,573 | +1.8% | 2.9M |
| 1996 | 39,856 | +4.0% | 2.9M |
| 1995 | 38,319 | +4.7% | 2.8M |
| 1994 | 36,595 | +3.6% | 2.8M |
| 1993 | 35,319 | +3.7% | 2.7M |
| 1992 | 34,055 | +1.3% | 2.7M |
| 1991 | 33,627 | +2.8% | 2.6M |
| 1990 | 32,696 | 2.6M |
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of St. Louis
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis | 166K | |
| 2 | Columbia | 67,635 | |
| 3 | St Charles | 38,601 | |
| 4 | Florissant | 29,237 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 25,512 | |
| 6 | Belleville | 21,564 | |
| 7 | Ballwin | 16,945 | |
| 8 | Maryland Heights | 16,753 | |
| 9 | O'Fallon | 15,671 | |
| 10 | Kirkwood | 14,568 | |
| 11 | Collinsville | 13,607 | |
| 12 | Edwardsville | 13,559 | |
| 13 | Hazelwood | 13,502 | |
| 14 | Alton | 12,562 | |
| 15 | East St Louis | 7,171 |
section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019
section.what
Residents who work or are looking for work.
section.how
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
economy
St Charles 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
3.7%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
3.8%
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