Missoula, Montana Job Growth

There were 61,800 jobs in Missoula, Montana in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 59,906 employed persons for the month. Missoula lost 0 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 217 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Missoula job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,800	0	+700
CPS	59,906	+217	+464

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 in January 2018 is at a new high of 61,800.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 59,985 for Missoula in December 2016. 79 jobs have been lost in Missoula since then according to the household survey. From a May 2017 low of 59,304, Missoula has added 602 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Missoula, Montana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	61,800	0	59,906	217
January 2018	61,800	300	59,689	171
December 2017	61,500	500	59,518	17
November 2017	61,000	100	59,501	128
October 2017	60,900	-200	59,373	-103
September 2017	61,100	-100	59,476	-105
August 2017	61,200	0	59,581	71
July 2017	61,200	-100	59,510	64
June 2017	61,300	200	59,446	142
May 2017	61,100	100	59,304	-15
April 2017	61,000	0	59,319	-80
March 2017	61,000	-100	59,399	-43