St. George, Utah Job Growth

There were 67,800 jobs in St George, Utah in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,879 employed persons for the month. St George added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 193 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St George job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	67,800	+700	+3,200
CPS	70,879	+193	+1,443

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

St George, Utah Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for St George 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 George, Utah

CES employment for St George in October 2018 is at a new high of 67,800.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 71,233 for St George in May 2018. 354 jobs have been lost in St George since then according to the household survey. From a August 2018 low of 70,617, St George has added 262 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

St George, Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	67,800	700	70,879	193
September 2018	67,100	100	70,686	69
August 2018	67,000	-100	70,617	-279
July 2018	67,100	300	70,896	-93
June 2018	66,800	600	70,989	-244
May 2018	66,200	200	71,233	288
April 2018	66,000	-200	70,945	94
March 2018	66,200	600	70,851	424
February 2018	65,600	100	70,427	639
January 2018	65,500	300	69,788	-67
December 2017	65,200	400	69,855	151
November 2017	64,800	200	69,704	268