Columbia, Missouri Job Growth

There were 90,400 jobs in Columbia, Missouri in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 87,793 employed persons for the month. Columbia lost 9,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 8,816 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	90,400	-9,400	-9,800
CPS	87,793	-8,816	-7,945

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 peaked in January 2020 at 100,800. Since then 10,400 jobs have been lost in Columbia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,609 for Columbia in March 2020. 8,816 jobs have been lost in Columbia since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbia, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	90,400	-9,400	87,793	-8,816
March 2020	99,800	-700	96,609	228
February 2020	100,500	-300	96,381	48
January 2020	100,800	900	96,333	-10
December 2019	99,900	-300	96,343	59
November 2019	100,200	200	96,284	87
October 2019	100,000	0	96,197	110
September 2019	100,000	100	96,087	136
August 2019	99,900	100	95,951	128
July 2019	99,800	200	95,823	77
June 2019	99,600	-300	95,746	23
May 2019	99,900	-300	95,723	-15