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St. Louis, Missouri Job Growth

There were 1,433,500 jobs in St Louis, Missouri in September 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,441,040 employed persons for the month. St Louis lost 2,900 jobs in September 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 338 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St Louis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,433,500 -2,900 +18,500
CPS 1,441,040 +338 +15,906

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

St Louis, Missouri Employment Changes

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

CES employment for St Louis peaked in August 2023 at 1,436,400. Since then 2,900 jobs have been lost in St Louis according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,445,685 for St Louis in February 2020. 4,645 jobs have been lost in St Louis since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 1,211,924, St Louis has added 229,116 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through September 2023

St Louis, Missouri Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
September 2023 1,433,500 -2,900 1,441,040 338
August 2023 1,436,400 1,400 1,440,702 2,374
July 2023 1,435,000 4,100 1,438,328 3,098
June 2023 1,430,900 7,700 1,435,230 53
May 2023 1,423,200 1,400 1,435,177 1,454
April 2023 1,421,800 -4,100 1,433,723 2,607
March 2023 1,425,900 -300 1,431,116 3,874
February 2023 1,426,200 5,700 1,427,242 2,099
January 2023 1,420,500 -700 1,425,143 -500
December 2022 1,421,200 900 1,425,643 -183
November 2022 1,420,300 2,200 1,425,826 -136
October 2022 1,418,100 3,100 1,425,962 828

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