Missoula, Montana Job Growth

There were 63,000 jobs in Missoula, Montana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,590 employed persons for the month. Missoula lost 1,000 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 179 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Missoula job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,000	-1,000	+1,100
CPS	61,590	+179	+1,665

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

Missoula, Montana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Missoula 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 Missoula, Montana

CES employment for Missoula peaked in January 2019 at 64,000. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Missoula according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Missoula is at a new high of 61,590.

Employment: CES, CPS

Missoula, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	63,000	-1,000	61,590	179
January 2019	64,000	1,100	61,411	677
December 2018	62,900	800	60,734	307
November 2018	62,100	-100	60,427	213
October 2018	62,200	-300	60,214	181
September 2018	62,500	200	60,033	-179
August 2018	62,300	100	60,212	-35
July 2018	62,200	200	60,247	52
June 2018	62,000	-200	60,195	-45
May 2018	62,200	200	60,240	102
April 2018	62,000	0	60,138	129
March 2018	62,000	100	60,009	84