St. Louis Jobs Increase
More St. Louis jobs have been added while the city's unemployment rate remains flat.
During September, St. Louis saw its unemployment rate remain steady at 9.9 percent. The city's unemployment rate has been flat since June, when it increased from 9 percent to 9.9 percent. The current rate is only slightly higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.8 percent.
The city had a total non-farm employment of 1,316,900 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 1,304,200 workers during August, but a 3.5 percent decrease from last year.
Two industries saw an increase in monthly employment, including education and health services by 2,800 jobs and government by 15,500 jobs. Every other industry lost jobs on a monthly basis.
The education and health services industry was the only one to see a yearly increase in employment. That industry employed 215,500 workers during September, up from 212,700 workers during August and a 1 percent increase from last year.
The mining, logging and construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. That industry employed 72,300 workers during September, down from 72,600 workers during August and a 10.9 percent decrease from last year.
Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment during September include:
- manufacturing by 10.4 percent
- trade, transportation and utilities by 3.1 percent
- information by 1.6 percent
- financial activities by 1.9 percent
- professional and business services by 3.9 percent
- leisure and hospitality by 3.4 percent
- other services by 7.5 percent
- government by .2 percent