| Employment by Industry |
| Sector |
Percent of Workforce
(St. Louis, MO-IL MSA) |
Employment
(St. Louis, MO-IL MSA) |
Percent of Workforce (U.S.) |
Employment (U.S.) |
| Mining, Logging and Construction |
4.7% |
65,500 |
4.8% |
6,231,000 |
| Manfacturing |
8.2% |
105,900 |
8.9% |
11,524,000 |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities |
18.8% |
243,100 |
19.0% |
24,605,000 |
| Wholesale Trade |
4.6% |
59,000 |
4.2% |
5,456,000 |
| Retail Trade |
10.7% |
137,800 |
11.1% |
14,413,900 |
Transportation and
Utilities |
3.6% |
46,300 |
3.6% |
4,735,400 |
| Information |
2.3% |
29,900 |
2.1% |
2,711,000 |
| Financial Activities |
6.1% |
78,700 |
5.9% |
7,630,000 |
| Professional & Business Services |
14.3% |
184,300 |
12.9% |
16,688,000 |
Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services |
5.5% |
71,000 |
5.7% |
7,424,000 |
Management of
Companies and
Enterprises |
3.0% |
38,600 |
1.4% |
1,863,000 |
Administrative and
Support and Waste
Management |
5.8% |
74,600 |
5.7% |
7,401,000 |
| Education & Health Services |
17.3% |
222,800 |
15.1% |
19,564,000 |
| Educational Services |
3.0% |
38,600 |
2.4% |
3,149,600 |
Health Care and
Social Assistance |
14.3% |
184,200 |
12.6% |
16,414,500 |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
13.3% |
138,100 |
10.0% |
13,020,000 |
| Other Services |
4.3% |
55,300 |
4.1% |
5,364,000 |
| Government |
13.3% |
171,500 |
17.3% |
22,482,000 |
| Total Non-Farm Employment |
100.0% |
1,290,100 |
100.0% |
129,818,000 |
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