St. Joseph, Missouri Job Growth

There were 60,600 jobs in St. Joseph, Missouri in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 67,465 employed persons for the month. St. Joseph lost 500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 879 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St. Joseph job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	60,600	-500	+200
CPS	67,465	+879	+4,548

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

St. Joseph, Missouri Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph, Missouri

CES employment for St. Joseph peaked in February 2012 at 61,100. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in St. Joseph according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2012 for St. Joseph is at a new high of 67,465.

Employment: CES, CPS

St. Joseph, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	60,600	-500	67,465	879
February 2012	61,100	600	66,586	1,605
January 2012	60,500	-400	64,981	2,024
December 2011	60,900	300	62,957	672
November 2011	60,600	1,000	62,285	516
October 2011	59,600	0	61,769	88
September 2011	59,600	-300	61,681	-159
August 2011	59,900	-900	61,840	-294
July 2011	60,800	700	62,134	-254
June 2011	60,100	-200	62,388	-497
May 2011	60,300	-100	62,885	-69
April 2011	60,400	0	62,954	37
March 2011	60,400	600	62,917	365