St. George, Utah Job Growth

There were 65,700 jobs in St George, Utah in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,336 employed persons for the month. St George added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 388 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare St George job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,700	+200	+3,200
CPS	70,336	+388	+3,001

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 February 2018 is at a new high of 65,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 70,348 for St George in November 2017. 12 jobs have been lost in St George since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 69,948, St George has added 388 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
February 2018	65,700	200	70,336	388
January 2018	65,500	300	69,948	-385
December 2017	65,200	400	70,333	-15
November 2017	64,800	200	70,348	359
October 2017	64,599	399	69,989	73
September 2017	64,200	300	69,916	503
August 2017	63,900	100	69,413	616
July 2017	63,800	500	68,797	53
June 2017	63,300	-100	68,744	-185
May 2017	63,400	100	68,929	461
April 2017	63,300	300	68,468	506
March 2017	63,000	500	67,962	627