Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for St. Louis County, Missouri -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In St. Louis County, Management of companies and enterprises, Educational services and Real estate and rental and leasing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Management of companies and enterprises industry has an LQ of 3. The percent of employment in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 3 times greater than the US average, showing signs that St. Louis may be an exporter of products or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in St. Louis County. The industry lost a total of 9,462 total jobs during the period, accounting for 13.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 35.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in St. Louis County, growing in new jobs by 8.6 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Missouri had changed in sector employment of 3.9 percent, since the year 2001.

In St. Louis County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 13.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 74,863 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries make up 12.7 and 10.9 percent of industry employment.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in St. Louis County. In the County, the industry averages 60 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and greater than the State of Missouri average establishment size of 44 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

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