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Jefferson City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 81,800 jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,089 employed persons for the month. Jefferson City lost 100 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 114 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jefferson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 81,800 -100 +2,300
CPS 75,089 +114 +1,807

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. 183 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 9,334 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 81,800 -100 75,089 114
April 2023 81,900 0 74,975 324
March 2023 81,900 -100 74,651 357
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