St. Louis County Demographic and Economic Data
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St. Louis County, with a 2000 population of 1,016,300, is
the largest county in Missouri and has the highest per capita income
in Missouri ($49,727 in 2006, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis). St. Louis County is the heart of the St. Louis region with a strong and
diversified economy and a highly skilled workforce.
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Economic Data Sites |
St.Louis Workforce Information
Local Unemployment Rates
Detailed Payroll Employment Data
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Missouri Local Employment Dynamics
Consumer Price Index
Housing Price Index - Metro Area and Nation
2002 Economic Census - St. Louis County
County Business Patterns
Bureau of Economic Analysis Local Data
FDIC Missouri Profile
Federal Reserve Bank - Beige Book
US Treasury Dept. Quarterly Economic Data
US Treasury Dept. Monthly Economic Data
Missouri Taxable Sales Data by County
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American Community Survey (ACS) 2006 Data for St. Louis County The American Community Survey (ACS), the Census Bureau's ongoing large scale survey, produces county level estimates of Census data items.Demographic, Social and Economic profiles are now available for 2006. Note: There are many caution's and "gotcha's" associated with this data. Pay attention to notes on site about data limitations. To use ACS effectively, you have to read the fine print. See the link below for an in-depth discussion.
Excellent overview of "gotcha's" associated with the American Community Survey, prepared by John Blodgett of the Missouri State Census Data Center.
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St. Louis Metro Area payroll jobs were reported as declining at a -.4% rate with 5,400 jobs lost between March 2007 and March 2008 for a total of 1,342,900 jobs. This is the first employment decline since 2004. In a separate survey of households, the unemployment rate for the metro area increased from 5.60% in March 2007 to 6.4% in March 2008.
- April 29, 2008 -
St. Louis County Per Capita Personal Income increased by 5.8% to $49,727 in 2006, highest in Missouri, and was 152 percent of the state average, $32,789, and 135 percent of the national average, $36,714. The 2005-2006 change was higher than the state change of 4.3 percent and the national change of 5.6 percent. The data was released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- April 24, 2008 -
St. Louis County had 611,900 wage and salary workers covered by unemployment insurance in September 2007, up .5% from September 2006. The data shows a positive growth trend in employment that has been consistent since November 2004. Average Weekly wages were up 6.3%, with the County ranking 27th among the 329 largest counties in the United States.
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Standard and Poor's Nationwide data on public school performance.
Excellent comprehensive data site, with frequent updates.
Seven out of 24 "outperforming" school districts in Missouri are located in St. Louis County. These seven districts were the only St. Louis metro area school districts to be defined by Standard and Poor as consistently outperforming demographically similar school districts. The districts are Brentwood, Clayton, Kirkwood, Ladue, Parkway, Rockwood and Webster Groves.
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