Columbia, Missouri Job Growth

There were 93,200 jobs in Columbia, Missouri in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 91,617 employed persons for the month. Columbia lost 600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 779 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	93,200	-600	+300
CPS	91,617	+779	+3,491

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Columbia, Missouri Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Columbia as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Columbia, Missouri

CES employment for Columbia peaked in November 2011 at 93,800. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Columbia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Columbia is at a new high of 91,617.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbia, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	93,200	-600	91,617	779
November 2011	93,800	800	90,838	787
October 2011	93,000	-500	90,051	863
September 2011	93,500	1,000	89,188	990
August 2011	92,500	2,300	88,198	304
July 2011	90,200	-500	87,894	-618
June 2011	90,700	-2,500	88,512	-647
May 2011	93,200	200	89,159	-70
April 2011	93,000	-700	89,229	-40
March 2011	93,700	600	89,269	403
February 2011	93,100	-400	88,866	529
January 2011	93,500	600	88,337	211
December 2010	92,900	-200	88,126	2