Illinois Job Growth

There were 5,698,800 jobs in Illinois in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 6,020,805 employed persons for the month. Illinois added 100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 13,159 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Illinois job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	5,698,800	+100	+28,000
CPS	6,020,805	+13,159	+89,120

Illinois Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Illinois 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 in Illinois

CES employment peaked in August 2000 for Illinois at 6,058,500. Since then 359,700 jobs have been lost in Illinois according to the employer survey. From a trough of 5,581,600 in December 2009, Illinois has gained 117,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Illinois reached a maximum of 6,354,123 in January 2008. 333,318 jobs have been lost in Illinois since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 5,849,414, Illinois has added 171,391 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	5,698,800	100	6,020,805	13,159
March 2012	5,698,700	9,800	6,007,646	17,013
February 2012	5,688,900	9,000	5,990,633	30,738
January 2012	5,679,900	3,900	5,959,895	12,768
December 2011	5,676,000	1,800	5,947,127	11,035
November 2011	5,674,200	-600	5,936,092	11,174
October 2011	5,674,800	15,800	5,924,918	11,828
September 2011	5,659,000	-400	5,913,090	9,309
August 2011	5,659,400	1,100	5,903,781	2,316
July 2011	5,658,300	-11,000	5,901,465	-6,081
June 2011	5,669,300	-2,300	5,907,546	-11,698
May 2011	5,671,600	800	5,919,244	-12,441
April 2011	5,670,800	4,500	5,931,685	-8,191