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Labour force in St Charles
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
3 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
40,927
+0.5%
since 2024
Towns of St. Louis · 2025
3 of 15
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+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% since 2015
0
20K
40K
60K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
St Charles 40,927
Missouri 3.2M
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
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 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of St. Louis
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis | 155K | |
| 2 | Columbia | 68,576 | |
| 3 | St Charles | 40,730 | |
| 4 | Florissant | 28,964 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 25,749 | |
| 6 | Belleville | 20,487 | |
| 7 | Ballwin | 16,914 | |
| 8 | Maryland Heights | 16,690 | |
| 9 | O'Fallon | 15,539 | |
| 10 | Kirkwood | 14,822 | |
| 11 | Edwardsville | 13,480 | |
| 12 | Hazelwood | 13,431 | |
| 13 | Collinsville | 13,162 | |
| 14 | Alton | 12,132 | |
| 15 | East St Louis | 6,817 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
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