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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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St. Louis, MO-IL metro area

The St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area spans 15 counties and had 2,811,927 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $236.8 billion that year.

Illinois, Missouri15 countiesPart of St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
GDP, 2024$236.8B#24 of 387 · +4.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$78,326#48 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.0%#186 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)95.1#166 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025St. Louis, MOUnited States
St. Louis, MOUnited States
2.5M2.6M2.7M2.8M2.9M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$100B$200B$300B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 15 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$19.2B8.1%11.1%
Manufacturing——9.5%
Finance & insurance$20.2B8.5%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$15.6B6.6%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction——4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$3.1B1.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$321M0.1%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture——0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Bond CountyIllinoisOutlying17005
Calhoun CountyIllinoisOutlying17013
Clinton CountyIllinoisOutlying17027
Franklin CountyMissouriOutlying29071
Jefferson CountyMissouriCentral29099
Jersey CountyIllinoisOutlying17083
Lincoln CountyMissouriOutlying29113
Macoupin CountyIllinoisOutlying17117
Madison CountyIllinoisCentral17119
Monroe CountyIllinoisCentral17133
St. Charles CountyMissouriCentral29183
St. Clair CountyIllinoisCentral17163
St. Louis cityMissouriCentral29510
St. Louis CountyMissouriCentral29189
Warren CountyMissouriOutlying29219