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Jefferson City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 81,800 jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 74,645 employed persons for the month. Jefferson City lost 200 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 351 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jefferson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 81,800 -200 +2,700
CPS 74,645 +351 +1,434

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 2023 at 82,000. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,272 for Jefferson City in February 2007. 627 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 65,755, Jefferson City has added 8,890 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 81,800 -200 74,645 351
February 2023 82,000 400 74,294 405
January 2023 81,600 600 73,889 295
December 2022 81,000 500 73,594 9
November 2022 80,500 200 73,585 57
October 2022 80,300 200 73,528 126
September 2022 80,100 600 73,402 104
August 2022 79,500 0 73,298 44
July 2022 79,500 100 73,254 -7
June 2022 79,400 -100 73,261 -21
May 2022 79,500 300 73,282 10
April 2022 79,200 100 73,272 61