St. Joseph, Missouri Job Growth

There were 65,700 jobs in St Joseph, Missouri in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 64,346 employed persons for the month. St Joseph added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 411 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Joseph job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,700	+200	+1,200
CPS	64,346	+411	+1,404

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 65,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,869 for St Joseph in December 2006. 1,523 jobs have been lost in St Joseph since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 59,332, St Joseph has added 5,014 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
October 2018	65,700	200	64,346	411
September 2018	65,500	99	63,935	267
August 2018	65,400	200	63,668	-286
July 2018	65,200	100	63,954	105
June 2018	65,099	99	63,849	195
May 2018	65,000	200	63,654	525
April 2018	64,800	0	63,129	-18
March 2018	64,800	200	63,147	23
February 2018	64,599	-100	63,124	443
January 2018	64,700	299	62,681	-183
December 2017	64,400	-199	62,864	-9
November 2017	64,599	99	62,873	-69