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St. Louis County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Louis County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 7 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 339 open professional jobs are in its cities.

St. Louis County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 530,894

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 996,618

    people in St. Louis County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $81,340

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 50%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Louis County layoffs

  • 7

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 288

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 4

    employers

WARN notices filed in St. Louis County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
St Louis Post-DispatchTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Maryland Heights3—State record
Compass Group USA, Inc. d/b/a ChartwellsChesterfield93—State record
Schnuck Markets, IncTakes effect Mar 28, 2027Bridgeton64—State record
St. Louis Post-DispatchTakes effect Sep 1, 2026Maryland Heights3—State record
Bausch & LombTakes effect Aug 10, 2026Kirkwood119—State record
St. Louis Post-DispatchTakes effect Jun 26, 2026Maryland Heights3—State record
St Louis Post DispatchTakes effect Feb 28, 2026Maryland Heights3—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in St. Louis County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Reinsurance Group of America18 open roles
  2. Wipfli16 open roles
  3. Charter Communications13 open roles
  4. Commerce Bank9 open roles
  5. Panasonic Energy North America8 open roles
  6. Reinsurance Group of America8 open roles
  7. STERIS8 open roles
  8. Aston Carter7 open roles
  9. Curiumpharma6 open roles
  10. Hubbell6 open roles

Colleges in St. Louis County

Colleges in St. Louis County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Missouri-St LouisSaint LouisPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Washington University in St LouisSt. LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Webster UniversitySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Logan UniversityChesterfieldPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Concordia SeminarySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Covenant Theological SeminarySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Eden Theological SeminaryWebster GrovesPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Fontbonne UniversitySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Kenrick Glennon SeminarySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Louis County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Missouri Career Center - Florissant

    Florissant · Comprehensive · 636-524-8558

    8:00am -5:00pm, Monday, Tues - Friday By Appointment only

  • Missouri Job Center - Crossings at Northwest

    St. Ann · Comprehensive · 314-615-6010

    Monday-Friday, 8AM-4:30PM

Cities in St. Louis County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in St. Louis County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Missouri’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.