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Unemployment rate in St. Louis
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | St. Louis | Change | Missouri | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | +0.4 pp | 4.0% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.7 pp | 3.7% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.5 pp | 3.1% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | −2.5 pp | 2.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | −2.6 pp | 4.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +4.6 pp | 6.1% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | −0.1 pp | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | −0.5 pp | 3.2% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | −0.9 pp | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | −1.2 pp | 4.6% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | −1.4 pp | 5.1% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | −0.8 pp | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | −0.3 pp | 6.8% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | −1.7 pp | 7.1% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | −0.9 pp | 8.6% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | −0.2 pp | 9.4% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +3.7 pp | 9.1% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +0.7 pp | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +0.2 pp | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | −1.3 pp | 4.9% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | −0.7 pp | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +0.3 pp | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +0.6 pp | 5.7% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +1.2 pp | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +1.4 pp | 4.5% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | −1.0 pp | 3.4% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | −1.3 pp | 3.2% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | ±0.0 pp | 4.1% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | −0.3 pp | 4.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +0.2 pp | 4.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | ±0.0 pp | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | −0.8 pp | 5.1% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | −0.3 pp | 6.1% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | −0.3 pp | 6.1% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +0.7 pp | 6.6% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | 5.9% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Missouri
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | 4.4% | |
| 2 | Mississippi County | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Ozark County | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Taney County | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hickory County | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Shannon County | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Pemiscot County | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Benton County | 3.9% | |
| 9 | Dunklin County | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Stone County | 3.9% | |
| 11 | Carter County | 3.8% | |
| 12 | Iron County | 3.6% | |
| 13 | Ray County | 3.4% | |
| 14 | Washington County | 3.4% | |
| 15 | Oregon County | 3.3% | |
| 16 | St. Francois County | 3.3% | |
| 17 | New Madrid County | 3.3% | |
| 18 | Carroll County | 3.2% | |
| 19 | Clark County | 3.2% | |
| 20 | Crawford County | 3.2% | |
| 21 | Reynolds County | 3.2% | |
| 22 | Butler County | 3.2% | |
| 23 | Camden County | 3.2% | |
| 24 | Clinton County | 3.1% | |
| 25 | Madison County | 3.1% | |
| … | |||
| 31 | Knox County | 3.0% | |
| 32 | Stoddard County | 3.0% | |
| 33 | Wright County | 3.0% | |
| 34 | St. Louis city | 3.0% | |
| 35 | Cedar County | 3.0% | |
| 36 | Macon County | 3.0% | |
| 37 | DeKalb County | 2.9% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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