Joplin, Missouri Job Growth

There were 82,000 jobs in Joplin, Missouri in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,287 employed persons for the month. Joplin lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 260 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Joplin job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	82,000	-300	+1,200
CPS	82,287	+260	+511

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

Joplin, Missouri Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Joplin 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 Joplin, Missouri

CES employment for Joplin peaked in January 2019 at 82,300. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Joplin according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 84,099 for Joplin in February 2016. 1,812 jobs have been lost in Joplin since then according to the household survey. From a November 2016 low of 80,899, Joplin has added 1,388 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Joplin, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	82,000	-300	82,287	260
January 2019	82,300	800	82,027	-64
December 2018	81,500	400	82,091	-345
November 2018	81,100	100	82,436	-375
October 2018	81,000	-300	82,811	529
September 2018	81,300	200	82,282	632
August 2018	81,100	0	81,650	-765
July 2018	81,100	300	82,415	206
June 2018	80,800	0	82,209	166
May 2018	80,800	0	82,043	411
April 2018	80,800	200	81,632	-194
March 2018	80,600	-200	81,826	50