St. Joseph, Missouri Job Growth

There were 56,600 jobs in St. Joseph, Missouri in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,957 employed persons for the month. St. Joseph added 100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 672 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St. Joseph job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,600	+100	-900
CPS	62,957	+672	+945

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 July 2008 at 60,500. Since then 3,900 jobs have been lost in St. Joseph according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,300 in September 2011, St. Joseph has gained 1,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 66,019 for St. Joseph in February 2007. 3,062 jobs have been lost in St. Joseph since then according to the household survey. From a September 2011 low of 61,681, St. Joseph has added 1,276 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

St. Joseph, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	56,600	100	62,957	672
November 2011	56,500	1,100	62,285	516
October 2011	55,400	100	61,769	88
September 2011	55,300	-500	61,681	-159
August 2011	55,800	-900	61,840	-294
July 2011	56,700	600	62,134	-254
June 2011	56,100	-800	62,388	-497
May 2011	56,900	400	62,885	-69
April 2011	56,500	-1,000	62,954	37
March 2011	57,500	500	62,917	365
February 2011	57,000	-200	62,552	303
January 2011	57,200	-300	62,249	237
December 2010	57,500	0	62,012	12