St. George, Utah Job Growth

There were 63,400 jobs in St George, Utah in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 65,308 employed persons for the month. St George lost 8,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 8,418 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St George job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	63,400	-8,900	-6,800
CPS	65,308	-8,418	-7,961

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 peaked in February 2020 at 72,700. Since then 9,300 jobs have been lost in St George according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,394 for St George in December 2019. 10,086 jobs have been lost in St George since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

St George, Utah Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	63,400	-8,900	65,308	-8,418
March 2020	72,300	-400	73,726	-1,563
February 2020	72,700	500	75,289	284
January 2020	72,200	400	75,005	-389
December 2019	71,800	200	75,394	160
November 2019	71,600	100	75,234	273
October 2019	71,500	600	74,961	391
September 2019	70,900	100	74,570	550
August 2019	70,800	100	74,020	709
July 2019	70,700	500	73,311	837
June 2019	70,200	200	72,474	-1,045
May 2019	70,000	-200	73,519	250