Springfield, Missouri Job Growth

There were 195,600 jobs in Springfield, Missouri in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 208,995 employed persons for the month. Springfield added 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 86 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Springfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	195,600	+400	+2,600
CPS	208,995	-86	+9,259

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 December 2007 at 201,700. Since then 6,100 jobs have been lost in Springfield according to the employer survey. From a trough of 189,600 in September 2009, Springfield has gained 6,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 213,109 for Springfield in June 2007. 4,114 jobs have been lost in Springfield since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 198,563, Springfield has added 10,432 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Springfield, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	195,600	400	208,995	-86
February 2012	195,200	1,300	209,081	-180
January 2012	193,900	-1,000	209,261	683
December 2011	194,900	1,100	208,578	1,629
November 2011	193,800	300	206,949	1,160
October 2011	193,500	500	205,789	1,534
September 2011	193,000	1,600	204,255	1,355
August 2011	191,400	-600	202,900	1,077
July 2011	192,000	-2,000	201,823	769
June 2011	194,000	-100	201,054	836
May 2011	194,100	700	200,218	326
April 2011	193,400	400	199,892	156
March 2011	193,000	900	199,736	394