St. Louis, Missouri Job Growth

There were 1,290,700 jobs in St. Louis, Missouri in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,333,976 employed persons for the month. St. Louis lost 5,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,152 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St. Louis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,290,700	-5,100	+2,500
CPS	1,333,976	+3,152	+33,798

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

St. Louis, Missouri Employment Changes

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

CES employment for St. Louis peaked in February 2008 at 1,366,400. Since then 75,700 jobs have been lost in St. Louis according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,282,400 in November 2009, St. Louis has gained 8,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,384,443 for St. Louis in November 2006. 50,467 jobs have been lost in St. Louis since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 1,283,126, St. Louis has added 50,850 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

St. Louis, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,290,700	-5,100	1,333,976	3,152
November 2011	1,295,800	-2,200	1,330,824	3,005
October 2011	1,298,000	-1,700	1,327,819	4,858
September 2011	1,299,700	-7,800	1,322,961	3,542
August 2011	1,307,500	2,800	1,319,419	475
July 2011	1,304,700	3,100	1,318,944	2,213
June 2011	1,301,600	-1,000	1,316,731	2,020
May 2011	1,302,600	-2,500	1,314,711	3,770
April 2011	1,305,100	-100	1,310,941	5,506
March 2011	1,305,200	13,900	1,305,435	4,413
February 2011	1,291,300	-3,900	1,301,022	661
January 2011	1,295,200	7,000	1,300,361	183
December 2010	1,288,200	-2,100	1,300,178	1,670