St. Louis population /tags/st-louis-population St. Louis population en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT St. Louis region breaks employment records as workforce population grows /economy-business/2024-07-25/st-louis-region-breaks-employment-records-as-workforce-population-grows For the first time since 1990, the St. Louis region is among the nation’s top 10 metro areas for job growth. Employment in the 14-county region that includes the Metro East has risen 2.16% this year — surpassing the national rate of 1.7%. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-07-25/st-louis-region-breaks-employment-records-as-workforce-population-grows Lauren Brennecke St. Louis’ population is shrinking. Here’s what needs to happen to reverse the trend /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-15/st-louis-population-demographics-census-immigration-migration The St. Louis metropolitan area is showing troubling signs when it comes to population trends. Wed, 15 May 2024 16:56:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-15/st-louis-population-demographics-census-immigration-migration Emily Woodbury What St. Louis’ foreign-born population means for the region’s demographic issues /economy-business/2024-01-02/how-st-louis-foreign-born-population-touches-local-demographic-issues The region bucks the norm in most other major metropolitan areas: people from India make up the largest share of foreign-born people in the St. Louis region over people from Mexico. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-02/how-st-louis-foreign-born-population-touches-local-demographic-issues Eric Schmid St. Louis educators see silver lining in new enrollment numbers but still expect decline /education/2023-12-04/st-louis-educators-see-silver-lining-in-new-enrollment-numbers-but-still-expect-decline Public school enrollment is relatively flat this year, compared to last year. But it is still down from recent years, and experts say more decline is likely coming. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-04/st-louis-educators-see-silver-lining-in-new-enrollment-numbers-but-still-expect-decline Kate Grumke St. Louis’ urban core is shedding people and causing challenges for the entire region /economy-business/2023-07-21/st-louis-urban-core-is-shedding-people-and-causing-challenges-for-the-entire-region New census data shows the St. Louis metropolitan region lost around 19,000 people between April 2020 and July 2022. St. Louis and St. Louis County led the declines while suburban and exurban counties, like St. Charles, Lincoln and Jefferson, posted gains as they have in the past. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-07-21/st-louis-urban-core-is-shedding-people-and-causing-challenges-for-the-entire-region Eric Schmid St. Louis’ unemployment rate is historically low. That’s a good thing for the region, right? /economy-business/2023-05-08/st-louis-unemployment-rate-is-historically-low-thats-a-good-thing-for-the-region-right The answer is complicated and depends on how you look at the 2.6% unemployment rate for the overall St. Louis metropolitan area. Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-05-08/st-louis-unemployment-rate-is-historically-low-thats-a-good-thing-for-the-region-right Eric Schmid Census estimates show the St. Louis region’s population is steady with city below 300,000 /government-politics-issues/2022-03-24/census-estimates-show-the-st-louis-regions-population-is-steady-with-city-below-300-000 The 14-county region hovered around 2.8 million people only shedding about 10,000 between 2020 and 2021, but the changes weren’t evenly distributed. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 21:56:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-03-24/census-estimates-show-the-st-louis-regions-population-is-steady-with-city-below-300-000 Eric Schmid La regiĂłn de St. Louis ya es casa para muchos latinos y más se están mudando aquĂ­ /culture-history/2021-11-16/espanol-la-poblacion-latina-en-st-louis-sigue-creciendo Mientras algunos grupos en St. Louis están disminuyendo en poblaciĂłn segĂşn el Ăşltimo censo, la comunidad latina está creciendo exponencialmente. “El Arch ahora se ha convertido en un sĂ­mbolo de hogar para mĂ­,” dijo una residente latina que se mudĂł a St. Louis en la Ăşltima dĂ©cada. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2021-11-16/espanol-la-poblacion-latina-en-st-louis-sigue-creciendo Brian Munoz, Eric Schmid The St. Louis region is already home for many Latinos and more are moving here /culture-history/2021-11-16/the-st-louis-region-is-already-home-for-many-latinos-and-more-are-moving-here “Caracas is a place I was born and raised, and it is my first home. St. Louis is my second one. The Arch now has become a symbol for home to me,” said one Latina resident who moved to St. Louis in the past decade. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2021-11-16/the-st-louis-region-is-already-home-for-many-latinos-and-more-are-moving-here Eric Schmid, Brian Munoz 2020 Census Shows More Diverse St. Louis Region — Creating Challenges And Opportunities /government-politics-issues/2021-09-16/2020-census-shows-more-diverse-st-louis-region-creating-challenges-and-opportunities Asian, Hispanic and multiracial populations are growing throughout the St. Louis area. Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:02:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-09-16/2020-census-shows-more-diverse-st-louis-region-creating-challenges-and-opportunities Eric Schmid