Labor Market
UNDERSTANDING PATHWAYS TO QUALITY JOBS IN ST. LOUIS
The IPP’s Enhanced Labor Market Analysis (ELMA) was developed to help the St. Louis region move from fragmented insight to coordinated action.
By combining job demand data with real-world economic conditions, ELMA reveals where quality jobs exist, who is disconnected from them, and where targeted action can unlock the region’s talent and potential.
Explore the Findings
ELMA turns complex labor market data into insights you can use.
ALIGNING THE ST. LOUIS MARKET
Understanding both sides of the labor market allows opportunity and talent to truly connect.
SUPPLY SIDE
ELMA reveals the true state of the labor supply: an engaged workforce with significant untapped potential, constrained by long-standing inequities.
DEMAND SIDE
ELMA identifies where opportunity exists, going beyond job counts to show where quality, accessible work is emerging.
ELMA identifies where opportunity exists, going beyond job counts to show where quality, accessible work is emerging.
working-age St. Louisans earn less than a living wage, are underemployed, or are stuck in a job without pathways to advancement
low- and moderate-income population clusters defined to better understand who is working, who is under-connected, and where interventions can have the greatest impact
occupations in the St. Louis MSA qualify as quality jobs, with median earnings above the regional living-wage threshold of $50,000
opportunity occupations, representing quality jobs that don’t require a bachelors degree
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