Jefferson City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 76,100 jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,851 employed persons for the month. Jefferson City lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 201 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jefferson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	76,100	-200	-700
CPS	70,851	-201	-853

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 4,200 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 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,679 for Jefferson City in December 2003. 4,828 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	76,100	-200	70,851	-201
January 2019	76,300	-400	71,052	-712
December 2018	76,700	500	71,764	-499
November 2018	76,200	-400	72,263	-436
October 2018	76,600	-100	72,699	360
September 2018	76,700	0	72,339	282
August 2018	76,700	-200	72,057	-445
July 2018	76,900	100	72,502	106
June 2018	76,800	200	72,396	-112
May 2018	76,600	100	72,508	417
April 2018	76,500	-200	72,091	203
March 2018	76,700	-100	71,888	184