I searched around for a thread for this, but couldn't find one.  If someone knows a better place for this feel free to move it there.

St. Louis Metro had fairly good job growth for the month of April, with a gain of 5,300 jobs overall.

More from the PD:
"April's gain, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, gives the area its best 12-month job growth in three years. The metro area added 21,000 jobs between April 2018 and last month, a growth rate of 1.5 percent. National job growth was 1.8 percent for the same period."

Another little nugget of good news is that a weak March was adjusted and came out better than originally expected:
"The BLS also revised March's job gain, originally estimated at 1,200, upward to 3,700."

A few more notes for those that might not have a subscription:
"Metro area construction and mining firms added 5,700 jobs in the latest 12 months, their strongest performance in two decades. Manufacturers added 4,600 jobs.  Professional and business services employment grew by 2,700, while financial services employers added 2,500 jobs. Figures for specific industries are not seasonally adjusted."

Unemployment rate will be updated on May 29th.  It was at 3.5% in March.
https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... ail-latest

Here is the May update on Metro Employment.

April was revised downward a bit, but between May of 2018 and May of 2019 the region added 19,600 jobs for a rate of 1.4% which is still the strongest performance in 3 years.

Construction and manufacturing continue to add thousands of jobs.  3,700 for construction and 3,500 for mfg.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... af9c5.html

And here is an article from the Denver Post about how their job growth now trails Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and Kansas City.
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/09/m ... wth-slows/

June employment numbers are out.  Region is back up to 21,000 new jobs with a gain of 1,600 in the last 12 months.

The metro area’s construction and mining firms added 6,100 jobs in the latest 12 months, while professional and business services firms added 3,600 and manufacturers added 3,500. Figures for specific industries are not seasonally adjusted.

The BLS also says the area’s labor force — the total number of people working or looking for a job — grew 1.4 percent between June 2018 and June 2019. That’s much faster than the 0.5 percent growth rate reported in May, and a turnaround from the shrinking labor force numbers the metro area posted for much of 2017 and 2018.

Unemployment down to 3.4%.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... 5ab9d.html

Outstanding.  Thanks for the info.

addexb2 already provided the updated numbers for the month of July, but here is a bit more information from the Post-Dispatch:

The metro area gained 4,200 jobs during the month, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The metro unemployment rate, as seasonally adjusted by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, was flat at 3.4 percent.  The BLS also revised June's job gain upward to 3,600, from an early estimate of 1,600.

St. Louis area employment has risen by 23,100, or 1.7 percent, in the past year. That's a bit stronger than U.S. job growth of 1.5 percent since July 2018.  The 12-month figure is also the strongest St. Louis has seen since 2015.

Job gains were strongest in the leisure and hospitality, construction and manufacturing sectors. Leisure and hospitality firms -- including restaurants and hotels -- added 5,300 jobs between July 2018 and July 2019, construction and mining firms added 5,100 and manufacturers added 4,900.

The BLS said the area's labor force grew by 27,901 people, or 1.9 percent, since July 2018. The labor force is the number of persons working or actively looking for work.  The number of metro-area residents counted as unemployed fell by 2,087 in the latest 12 months.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... 17a4c.html

^ Awesome!  Thanks for posting.

David Nicklaus has his monthly job performance update in the Post-Dispatch this morning...and the news is fantastic.

Metro area employers have added 28,600 jobs since August 2018, the best 12-month figure since 1994. That's a 2.1 percent increase, compared with national job growth of 1.4 percent.

New seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a summer surge in hiring. July's job gain was revised upward to 4,400 from an early estimate of 4,200, and June saw a gain of 3,600 jobs.

St. Louis area construction and mining firms have added 7,100 jobs in the past 12 months, while manufacturers have added 4,300. The leisure and hospitality sector grew by 2,900 jobs, while governments added 2,300 employees.

Missouri's unemployment rate fell to 3.2 percent in August from 3.3 percent in July, while Illinois' jobless rate fell to 4.0 percent from 4.2 percent. Metro St. Louis unemployment was 3.4 percent in July; that number will be updated Oct. 2.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... the-latest