Springfield, Missouri Job Growth

There were 195,400 jobs in Springfield, Missouri in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 208,578 employed persons for the month. Springfield added 1,400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,629 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Springfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	195,400	+1,400	+4,300
CPS	208,578	+1,629	+10,015

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

Springfield, Missouri Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Springfield 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 Springfield, Missouri

CES employment for Springfield peaked in September 2007 at 201,700. Since then 6,300 jobs have been lost in Springfield according to the employer survey. From a trough of 189,600 in August 2009, Springfield has gained 5,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 213,109 for Springfield in June 2007. 4,531 jobs have been lost in Springfield since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 198,563, Springfield has added 10,015 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Springfield, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	195,400	1,400	208,578	1,629
November 2011	194,000	-500	206,949	1,160
October 2011	194,500	1,300	205,789	1,534
September 2011	193,200	2,100	204,255	1,355
August 2011	191,100	-2,100	202,900	1,077
July 2011	193,200	-1,800	201,823	769
June 2011	195,000	1,700	201,054	836
May 2011	193,300	2,100	200,218	326
April 2011	191,200	-1,000	199,892	156
March 2011	192,200	1,300	199,736	394
February 2011	190,900	-500	199,342	573
January 2011	191,400	300	198,769	206
December 2010	191,100	100	198,563	-18