Unemployment Rate in St. Louis city, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.0%
Rank #2,028/3,222 · #99 in MO
37th
St. Louis 5.0%
MO 4.0% +25.8%
US 5.3% -5.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How St. Louis city's unemployment rate of 5.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to St. Louis city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,025 | Graham County, KS | 5.0% |
| #2,026 | Montcalm County, MI | 5.0% |
| #2,027 | Lee County, MS | 5.0% |
| #2,028 | St. Louis city, MO | 5.0% |
| #2,029 | Cass County, MI | 5.0% |
| #2,030 | Marion County, IN | 5.0% |
| #2,031 | Forsyth County, NC | 5.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
St. Louis city, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, ranking #2,028 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #99 of 115. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.