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St. Joseph, Missouri Job Growth

There were 60,800 jobs in St Joseph, Missouri in November 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 59,549 employed persons for the month. St Joseph lost 100 jobs in November 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 40 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Joseph job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 60,800 -100 -1,700
CPS 59,549 +40 -2,139

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 3,200 jobs have been lost in St Joseph according to the employer survey. From a trough of 57,100 in April 2020, St Joseph has gained 3,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 65,786 for St Joseph in December 2006. 6,237 jobs have been lost in St Joseph since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 56,893, St Joseph has added 2,656 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2020

St Joseph, Missouri Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2020 60,800 -100 59,549 40
October 2020 60,900 400 59,509 -23
September 2020 60,500 -500 59,532 0
August 2020 61,000 100 59,532 25
July 2020 60,900 1,900 59,507 1,453
June 2020 59,000 1,400 58,054 1,121
May 2020 57,600 500 56,933 40
April 2020 57,100 -4,200 56,893 -4,766
March 2020 61,300 -900 61,659 56
February 2020 62,200 -300 61,603 -39
January 2020 62,500 0 61,642 -8
December 2019 62,500 0 61,650 -38

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