St. Joseph, Missouri Job Growth

There were 63,100 jobs in St Joseph, Missouri in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,459 employed persons for the month. St Joseph lost 0 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 173 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Joseph job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,100	0	+600
CPS	61,459	+173	+237

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

St Joseph, Missouri Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for St Joseph 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 St Joseph, Missouri

CES employment for St Joseph peaked in October 2016 at 64,000. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in St Joseph according to the employer survey. From a trough of 62,500 in August 2018, St Joseph has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,786 for St Joseph in December 2006. 4,327 jobs have been lost in St Joseph since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 59,543, St Joseph has added 1,916 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

St Joseph, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	63,100	0	61,459	173
July 2019	63,100	0	61,286	168
June 2019	63,100	100	61,118	35
May 2019	63,000	-300	61,083	-32
April 2019	63,300	600	61,115	-52
March 2019	62,700	-100	61,167	-89
February 2019	62,800	-100	61,256	28
January 2019	62,900	100	61,228	-3
December 2018	62,800	0	61,231	12
November 2018	62,800	-200	61,219	20
October 2018	63,000	400	61,199	6
September 2018	62,600	100	61,193	-29