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Unemployment rate, latest month in St. Louis

Aug 2024 – Aug 2026 · 24 data points section.rank · Regions of Missouri section.updated Oct 21, 2026
economy · St. Louis Missouri

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Aug 2024 – Aug 2026

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Latest value · Aug 2026 4.6% +0.2 pp section.change_since
Regions of Missouri · 2026 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Missouri +1.3 pp Missouri: 3.3% · Sep 2026
section.compare Unemployment rate, latest month · percent
St. Louis
4.6%
Missouri
3.3% · Sep 2026

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance St. Louis · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Latest value 4.6% · Aug 2026
First value 4.7% · Aug 2024
Highest 5.1% · Feb 2025
Lowest 3.7% · Sep 2024
Data points 24

By year

section.all_years · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026

YearSt. LouisChange Missouri
Aug 2026preliminary 4.6% +0.2 pp 3.9%
Jul 2026 4.4% +0.3 pp 3.9%
Jun 2026 4.1% +0.1 pp 3.7%
May 2026 4.0% −0.1 pp 3.4%
Apr 2026 4.1% −0.7 pp 3.4%
Mar 2026 4.8% −0.1 pp 4.2%
Feb 2026 4.9% ±0.0 pp 4.3%
Jan 2026 4.9% +1.2 pp 4.4%
Dec 2025 3.7% −0.1 pp 3.3%
Nov 2025 3.8% −0.4 pp 3.4%
Sep 2025 4.2% −0.8 pp 3.5%
Aug 2025 5.0% −0.1 pp 4.3%
Jul 2025 5.1% +0.3 pp 4.5%
Jun 2025 4.8% +0.3 pp 4.2%
May 2025 4.5% +0.2 pp 3.9%
Apr 2025 4.3% −0.7 pp 3.7%
Mar 2025 5.0% −0.1 pp 4.4%
Feb 2025 5.1% +0.5 pp 4.5%
Jan 2025 4.6% +0.5 pp 4.4%
Dec 2024 4.1% +0.2 pp 3.4%
Nov 2024 3.9% +0.1 pp 3.4%
Oct 2024 3.8% +0.1 pp 3.3%
Sep 2024 3.7% −1.0 pp 3.0%
Aug 2024 4.7% 4.0%

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Aug 2024 – Aug 2026

Ranking · Regions of Missouri

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2026 2025 2024
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUnemployment rate, latest month
115 Osage County 2.3%
114 Nodaway County 2.3%
113 Atchison County 2.4%
112 Perry County 2.5%
111 Moniteau County 2.5%
110 Cole County 2.5%
109 Boone County 2.6%
108 Ste. Genevieve County 2.6%
107 Gentry County 2.6%
106 Christian County 2.7%
105 Callaway County 2.7%
104 Shelby County 2.7%
103 St. Charles County 2.7%
102 Andrew County 2.8%
101 Worth County 2.8%
100 Saline County 2.8%
99 Daviess County 2.8%
98 Montgomery County 2.9%
97 Cass County 2.9%
96 Cape Girardeau County 2.9%
95 Vernon County 2.9%
94 Schuyler County 2.9%
93 Platte County 2.9%
92 Maries County 2.9%
91 Livingston County 2.9%
…
41 Jackson County 3.6%
40 Crawford County 3.6%
39 Clay County 3.6%
38 St. Louis city 3.7%
37 Ripley County 3.7%
36 Howell County 3.7%
35 Douglas County 3.7%
…

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

section.what

The most recent monthly unemployment rate.

section.how

Unemployed people divided by the labour force for the latest month published, not seasonally adjusted.