Springfield, Missouri Job Growth

There were 218,600 jobs in Springfield, Missouri in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 226,819 employed persons for the month. Springfield lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 468 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Springfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	218,600	-200	+5,000
CPS	226,819	+468	+4,429

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

Springfield, Missouri Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Springfield peaked in January 2019 at 218,800. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Springfield according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Springfield is at a new high of 226,819.

Employment: CES, CPS

Springfield, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	218,600	-200	226,819	468
January 2019	218,800	900	226,351	192
December 2018	217,900	400	226,159	131
November 2018	217,500	1,200	226,028	705
October 2018	216,300	-100	225,323	1,341
September 2018	216,400	100	223,982	435
August 2018	216,300	1,100	223,547	-384
July 2018	215,200	300	223,931	725
June 2018	214,900	200	223,206	405
May 2018	214,700	300	222,801	1,007
April 2018	214,400	400	221,794	-74
March 2018	214,000	400	221,868	-522