St. Joseph, Missouri Job Growth

There were 62,800 jobs in St Joseph, Missouri in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,662 employed persons for the month. St Joseph lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 446 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Joseph job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,800	-100	-100
CPS	61,662	-446	-1,462

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 1,200 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 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,869 for St Joseph in December 2006. 4,207 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 2,330 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
February 2019	62,800	-100	61,662	-446
January 2019	62,900	100	62,108	-1,824
December 2018	62,800	0	63,932	-246
November 2018	62,800	-200	64,178	-132
October 2018	63,000	400	64,310	375
September 2018	62,600	100	63,935	267
August 2018	62,500	-200	63,668	-286
July 2018	62,700	0	63,954	105
June 2018	62,700	-100	63,849	195
May 2018	62,800	-100	63,654	525
April 2018	62,900	0	63,129	-18
March 2018	62,900	0	63,147	23