Springfield, Missouri Job Growth

There were 218,300 jobs in Springfield, Missouri in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 229,004 employed persons for the month. Springfield lost 500 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 874 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Springfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	218,300	-500	+2,000
CPS	229,004	+874	+3,571

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 August 2019 at 220,000. Since then 1,700 jobs have been lost in Springfield according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Springfield is at a new high of 229,004.

Employment: CES, CPS

Springfield, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	218,300	-500	229,004	874
September 2019	218,800	-1,200	228,130	1,008
August 2019	220,000	1,300	227,122	743
July 2019	218,700	-100	226,379	356
June 2019	218,800	-500	226,023	-29
May 2019	219,300	-400	226,052	-107
April 2019	219,700	0	226,159	-212
March 2019	219,700	1,000	226,371	122
February 2019	218,700	-100	226,249	352
January 2019	218,800	900	225,897	379
December 2018	217,900	400	225,518	-23
November 2018	217,500	1,200	225,541	108