The St. Louis labor market continues to be very healthy. Non-farm payrolls in St. Louis rose 3.1 percent year-over-year, the most in 15 years. This led to the unemployment rate to fall below 4.0 percent for the first time since 2000.

1. Total jobs (1,000s) vs. unemployment rate: St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Industrial employment trends (12-month change) :St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Job growth/loss by sector (12-month change): St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Office employment trends (12-month change) :St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Job growth (12-month change): United States vs. St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Employment Update
Metro St. Louis | January 2017
4.7%U.S. unemployment
1.5%U.S. 12-month job growth
3.8%St. Louis unemployment
3.1%St. Louis 12-month job growth
4.7%Missouri unemployment
2.1%Missouri 12-month job growth
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
1,220
1,270
1,320
1,370
1,420
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Thousands
Total Employment
Unemployment
(10)
(5)
0
5
10
15
20
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Financial Activities
Professional and Business Services
Information
Government
(15)
(10)
(5)
0
5
10
15
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Mining, Logging & Construction
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Manufacturing
Other Services
(1,500)
(700)
300
2,000
2,400
4,200
6,300
6,500
8,900
13,100
Manufacturing
Information
Government
Other Services
Financial Activities
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Professional & Business Services
Mining, Logging & Construction
Educational & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
-1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
St. Louis U.S.

2. Industry employment stratification
St. Louis
Source: JLL Research , BLS
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Employment statistics
St. Louis
Nov-14 Nov-15 Nov-16
Total Non-farm
Employment
1,340,300 1,365,900 1,398,600
Y-o-Y Change 1.6% 1.5% 3.1%
Unemployment Rate 5.3% 4.4% 3.8%
St. Louis Supersectors Nov-14 Nov-15 Nov-16
Mining, Logging & Construction 60,500 2.4% 63,900 5.6% 70,400 10.2%
Manufacturing 113,500 2.4% 112,900 -0.5% 111,400 -1.3%
Trade, Transportation,
& Utilities
257,200 1.9% 259,200 0.8% 263,400 1.6%
Information 28,700 0.0% 28,100 -2.1% 27,400 -2.5%
Financial Activities 85,600 -0.2% 85,800 0.2% 88,200 2.8%
Professional & Business
Services
205,100 1.8% 208,600 1.7% 214,900 3.0%
Educational & Health Services 238,300 3.2% 244,700 2.7% 253,600 3.6%
Leisure & Hospitality 141,400 3.5% 144,900 2.5% 158,000 9.0%
Other Services 46,700 1.3% 47,300 1.3% 49,300 4.2%
Government 162,000 -2.1% 163,700 1.0% 164,000 0.2%
Labor force and employment trends: St. Louis
Source: BLS, JLL Research
Non-farm payrolls by type: St. Louis Job growth (12-month change): Durable vs. Non-durable goods
Source: BLS, JLL Research Source: BLS, JLL Research
13%
87%
Goods producing
Service providing
-1.9%
-0.5%
-2.0%
-1.5%
-1.0%
-0.5%
0.0%
Durable goods Non-durable goods
1,250,000
1,300,000
1,350,000
1,400,000
1,450,000
1,500,000
1,550,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
labor force employment
19%
18%
15%
12%
11%
8%
6%
5%
4% 2%
Trade, transportation and Utilities Educational and Health Services
Professional and Business Services Government
Leisure and Hospitality Manufacturing
Financial Activities Mining, Logging and construction
Other Services Information