Jefferson City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 77,200 jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 72,616 employed persons for the month. Jefferson City added 300 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 233 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jefferson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	77,200	+300	+1,000
CPS	72,616	+233	+1,241

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

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City, Missouri

CES employment for Jefferson City peaked in February 2008 at 80,300. Since then 3,100 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 75,600 in April 2012, Jefferson City has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,547 for Jefferson City in December 2003. 2,931 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City since then according to the household survey. From a May 2019 low of 70,724, Jefferson City has added 1,892 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	77,200	300	72,616	233
October 2019	76,900	-300	72,383	403
September 2019	77,200	-100	71,980	522
August 2019	77,300	-100	71,458	342
July 2019	77,400	600	71,116	292
June 2019	76,800	300	70,824	100
May 2019	76,500	100	70,724	-54
April 2019	76,400	100	70,778	-113
March 2019	76,300	100	70,891	-210
February 2019	76,200	-100	71,101	-122
January 2019	76,300	-400	71,223	-167
December 2018	76,700	500	71,390	15