Department of Numbers

St. George, Utah Job Growth

There were 81,900 jobs in St George, Utah in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 86,390 employed persons for the month. St George added 100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 552 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St George job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 81,900 +100 +2,200
CPS 86,390 +552 +3,633

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 January 2023 is at a new high of 81,900.

CPS employment in January 2023 for St George is at a new high of 86,390.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

St George, Utah Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 81,900 100 86,390 552
December 2022 81,800 200 85,838 808
November 2022 81,600 500 85,030 726
October 2022 81,100 0 84,304 526
September 2022 81,100 100 83,778 456
August 2022 81,000 800 83,322 175
July 2022 80,200 -400 83,147 -356
June 2022 80,600 0 83,503 -429
May 2022 80,600 100 83,932 -10
April 2022 80,500 300 83,942 218
March 2022 80,200 0 83,724 551
February 2022 80,200 500 83,173 416