Missouri Job Growth

There were 2,898,600 jobs in Missouri in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,959,285 employed persons for the month. Missouri lost 800 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 170 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Missouri job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,898,600	-800	+14,800
CPS	2,959,285	-170	+10,371

Missouri Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Missouri as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Missouri

CES employment peaked in January 2019 for Missouri at 2,899,400. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Missouri according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Missouri reached a maximum of 2,959,726 in December 2018. 441 jobs have been lost in Missouri since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	2,898,600	-800	2,959,285	-170
January 2019	2,899,400	5,300	2,959,455	-271
December 2018	2,894,100	4,300	2,959,726	62
November 2018	2,889,800	900	2,959,664	713
October 2018	2,888,900	-2,000	2,958,951	2,012
September 2018	2,890,900	400	2,956,939	1,960
August 2018	2,890,500	-2,400	2,954,979	871
July 2018	2,892,900	7,000	2,954,108	449
June 2018	2,885,900	3,300	2,953,659	121
May 2018	2,882,600	-600	2,953,538	755
April 2018	2,883,200	-3,900	2,952,783	1,814
March 2018	2,887,100	3,300	2,950,969	2,055