Jefferson City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 78,400 jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,003 employed persons for the month. Jefferson City added 800 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 831 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jefferson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	78,400	+800	+600
CPS	75,003	+831	+3,066

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

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City, Missouri

CES employment for Jefferson City peaked in February 2008 at 80,300. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 76,800 in February 2010, Jefferson City has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,227 for Jefferson City in February 2007. 224 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 71,741, Jefferson City has added 3,262 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	78,400	800	75,003	831
November 2011	77,600	-300	74,172	437
October 2011	77,900	-200	73,735	511
September 2011	78,100	1,000	73,224	613
August 2011	77,100	0	72,611	-58
July 2011	77,100	-600	72,669	-301
June 2011	77,700	-1,800	72,970	-265
May 2011	79,500	1,400	73,235	496
April 2011	78,100	700	72,739	292
March 2011	77,400	100	72,447	-2
February 2011	77,300	-600	72,449	354
January 2011	77,900	100	72,095	158
December 2010	77,800	100	71,937	6