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State of the St. Louis Workforce

State of the St. Louis Workforce

Now in its 16th year, the 2024 State of the St. Louis Workforce report and event will examine the overall view of the St. Louis metro workforce, with a spotlight on the impact of healthcare in our region.

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Wednesday, August 7 | 9 a.m. | St. Louis Community College at Meramec

Our Workforce, Our Mission

Understanding the Greater St. Louis region's workforce is the first step in developing talent and building successful partnerships. Each year, the State of the St. Louis Workforce report and event explore trends and needs impacting regional employers and the labor market.

To set our students up for success, we need to teach them relevant skills for in-demand fields. To teach them those skills, we need to understand the needs of the workforce. We use our research to shape our programs so that our graduates are equipped to excel in the ever-evolving job market.

Each year, we invest time and resources into taking an in-depth look at the job market around us. We then present our findings to the community at our annual State of the St. Louis Workforce event.

Questions? Please send them to: SOSLW@stlcc.edu.


Download the 2023 Report

The 2023 State of the St. Louis Workforce report focuses on the comprehensive overview of the regional economic and workforce trends. It adds a highlight on an individual sector each year to track trends in a specific industry that is key to the region, and therefore key to St. Louis Community College’s education and training efforts. This report includes a spotlight on advanced manufacturing, a pillar of our region and gateway to future economic growth and jobs. The St. Louis area holds 42% of Missouri’s jobs in advanced manufacturing.
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Download the 2022 Report

For the first time in three years, we can examine the St. Louis workforce beyond the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual State of the St. Louis Workforce report supplies our region with a clearer picture of our primary asset: our workers. The report also highlights three key topics that impact St. Louis now and that will continue to influence our economy for the foreseeable future: geospatial, startups, and immigration. For all the attention they receive in the media, they remain buzzwords and a mystery for most of us.
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Download the 2021 Report

This report explores the trends and challenges impacting our region’s employers and workforce and examines “Equitable Recovery, Equitable Opportunity, Equitable Growth” with a focus on aspects of the recently released STL 2030 Jobs Plan, including the definition of “quality jobs,” building the pipeline to equitable opportunity, the workforce of the future and the role employers, institutions and individuals can play in helping our region become a talent engine and magnet for workers living in St. Louis.
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