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Jefferson City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 83,400 jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,651 employed persons for the month. Jefferson City added 100 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 24 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jefferson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 83,400 +100 +2,900
CPS 75,651 -24 +2,066

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

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City, Missouri

CES employment for Jefferson City in November 2023 is at a new high of 83,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 75,689 for Jefferson City in September 2023. 38 jobs have been lost in Jefferson City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Jefferson City, Missouri Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 83,400 100 75,651 -24
October 2023 83,300 500 75,675 -14
September 2023 82,800 0 75,689 178
August 2023 82,800 300 75,511 147
July 2023 82,500 200 75,364 109
June 2023 82,300 400 75,255 158
May 2023 81,900 0 75,097 122
April 2023 81,900 0 74,975 324
March 2023 81,900 -100 74,651 357
February 2023 82,000 400 74,294 405
January 2023 81,600 600 73,889 295
December 2022 81,000 500 73,594 9

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