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St. George, Utah Job Growth

There were 82,200 jobs in St George, Utah in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 87,079 employed persons for the month. St George lost 100 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 201 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St George job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 82,200 -100 +1,600
CPS 87,079 +201 +1,932

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 April 2023 at 82,300. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in St George according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in May 2023 for St George is at a new high of 87,079.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

St George, Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 82,200 -100 87,079 201
April 2023 82,300 200 86,878 269
March 2023 82,100 200 86,609 360
February 2023 81,900 0 86,249 260
January 2023 81,900 100 85,989 343
December 2022 81,800 200 85,646 5
November 2022 81,600 500 85,641 48
October 2022 81,100 0 85,593 135
September 2022 81,100 100 85,458 127
August 2022 81,000 800 85,331 86
July 2022 80,200 -400 85,245 48
June 2022 80,600 0 85,197 50

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