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Missouri Manufacturing Target Industry Highlights
The Manufacturing industry includes material and product producers and the industries that support them. Employment grew an average of 0.8 percent per year from 2019 to 2024, adding a total of 11,351 jobs. The industries with the greatest employment growth include Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Chemical Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; and Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing. The average annual private wage in Manufacturing in 2024 was $77,747, which was $12,995 more than the state’s average annual private wage of $64,752.

St. Louis Region Economic Report
The St. Louis Region workforce had more than 1,056,400 employees in 2024, making up 35 percent of Missouri’s employment. Health Care and Social Assistance was the largest employing industry in the St. Louis Region in 2024. The industry’s employment of over 194,600 is nearly double that of the next largest industry. Retail Trade was the second largest industry, with employment of 106,346. The industry sectors with the largest increase in employment were Accommodation and Food Services and Health Care and Social Assistance, with an increase of over 18,500 and 17,100 jobs, respectively. Click on the above link for more information about the St. Louis economy and workforce.