State of the St. Louis Workforce Reports
Understand the St. Louis job market through our in-depth reports, surveys, and infographic summaries.
2023 State of the St. Louis Workforce 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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2023 Report to the Region
This summary highlights key findings of the 2023 State of St. Louis Workforce Report.
Explore a snapshot of data and opportunities explored in the full report.
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2022 State of the St. Louis Workforce 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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2022 Report to the Region
This summary highlights key findings of the 2021 State of St. Louis Workforce Report.
Explore a snapshot of data and opportunities explored in the full report.
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2021 State of the St. Louis Workforce 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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2021 Report to the Region
This summary highlights key findings of the 2021 State of St. Louis Workforce Report.
Explore a snapshot of data and opportunities explored in the full report.
Download the 2021 Report to the Region