Jefferson City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 76,700 jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,662 employed persons for the month. Jefferson City added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 686 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jefferson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	76,700	+100	-1,000
CPS	71,662	+686	-1,352

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 3,600 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 1,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,679 for Jefferson City in December 2003. 4,017 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 70,890, Jefferson City has added 772 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
February 2018	76,700	100	71,662	686
January 2018	76,600	-100	70,976	86
December 2017	76,700	0	70,890	-917
November 2017	76,700	-300	71,807	-714
October 2017	77,000	0	72,521	-264
September 2017	77,000	0	72,785	356
August 2017	77,000	-100	72,429	21
July 2017	77,100	0	72,408	171
June 2017	77,100	-400	72,237	-182
May 2017	77,500	-200	72,419	-420
April 2017	77,700	-200	72,839	-1
March 2017	77,900	200	72,840	-174