Columbia, Missouri Job Growth

There were 99,700 jobs in Columbia, Missouri in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 94,736 employed persons for the month. Columbia added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 296 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	99,700	+200	+300
CPS	94,736	+296	-1,194

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

Columbia, Missouri Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Columbia 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 for Columbia, Missouri

CES employment for Columbia in February 2018 is at a new high of 99,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 97,180 for Columbia in September 2017. 2,444 jobs have been lost in Columbia since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 94,440, Columbia has added 296 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbia, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	99,700	200	94,736	296
January 2018	99,500	-100	94,440	-653
December 2017	99,600	100	95,093	-613
November 2017	99,500	0	95,706	-811
October 2017	99,500	-100	96,517	-663
September 2017	99,600	0	97,180	576
August 2017	99,600	100	96,604	557
July 2017	99,500	300	96,047	1,009
June 2017	99,200	-300	95,038	465
May 2017	99,500	0	94,573	-506
April 2017	99,500	0	95,079	-366
March 2017	99,500	100	95,445	-485