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Unemployment rate in Maryland Heights

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 14 of 15 · Towns of St. Louis Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Maryland Heights · Missouri · United States · World
−0.7 pp since 2015
Maryland Heights Missouri United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Maryland Heights
3.5%
Missouri
4.0%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Maryland Heights · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 3.5% · 2025
First value 2.6% · 1990
Highest 7.5% · 2010
Lowest 1.6% · 1999
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMaryland HeightsChange MissouriUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.5% +0.2 pp 4.0% — 4.8%
2024 3.3% +0.6 pp 3.7% — 4.8%
2023 2.7% +0.5 pp 3.1% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.2% −1.3 pp 2.6% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.5% −2.0 pp 4.1% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 5.5% +3.1 pp 6.1% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.4% −0.2 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 2.6% −0.2 pp 3.2% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 2.8% −0.8 pp 3.8% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.6% −0.6 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.2% −0.9 pp 5.1% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.1% ±0.0 pp 6.2% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 5.1% −0.5 pp 6.8% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 5.6% −1.0 pp 7.1% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.6% −0.9 pp 8.6% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.5% +0.2 pp 9.4% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 7.3% +3.2 pp 9.1% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.1% +0.7 pp 6.1% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.4% +0.2 pp 5.1% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.2% −0.3 pp 4.9% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.5% −0.3 pp 5.4% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 3.8% +0.2 pp 5.9% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 3.6% +0.3 pp 5.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 3.3% +0.6 pp 5.3% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 2.7% +0.7 pp 4.5% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 2.0% +0.4 pp 3.4% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 1.6% −0.3 pp 3.2% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 1.9% ±0.0 pp 4.1% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 1.9% −0.2 pp 4.4% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 2.1% −0.1 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 2.2% −0.1 pp 4.8% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 2.3% −0.3 pp 5.1% — 5.8%
1993 2.6% −0.2 pp 6.1% — 5.5%
1992 2.8% −0.3 pp 6.1% — 5.3%
1991 3.1% +0.5 pp 6.6% — 5.1%
1990 2.6% 5.9% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of St. Louis

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
15 Ballwin 2.5%
14 Chesterfield 2.6%
13 Maryland Heights 2.7%
12 Kirkwood 2.8%
11 Columbia 2.8%
10 St Charles 2.9%
9 Hazelwood 3.4%
8 Florissant 3.4%
7 St. Louis 3.5%
6 Edwardsville 3.7%
5 O'Fallon 4.0%
4 Collinsville 4.2%
3 Belleville 5.3%
2 Alton 5.3%
1 East St Louis 8.1%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.