Volume 2 of a larger study to formulate an economic development program for St. Louis, this is a comprehensive economic profile of an inner city poverty zone designated as the Target Area (TA). Data are presented on age, sex, race, income, education, and other socioeconomic characteristics of the TA population, together with information on the business climate, prospects for industrial development, the labor force and employment (including the commuting problem), patterns of unemployment, public and private occupational training programs and facilities, industrial, commercial, and other land use patterns, and industrial facilities. Also included are 67 tables, nine maps and charts, data sources and methodology, St. Louis urban renewal projects, a summary of vocational and technical programs taught in public secondary schools and junior colleges in greater St. Louis, and the economic goals and mission of participating agencies in the comprehensive manpower program. (ly)