Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Job Growth

There were 89,700 jobs in Bloomington, Illinois in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,593 employed persons for the month. Bloomington lost 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 95 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bloomington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	89,700	-300	-1,300
CPS	84,593	-95	-1,864

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

Bloomington, Illinois Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Bloomington as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Bloomington, Illinois

CES employment for Bloomington peaked in February 2002 at 92,900. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Bloomington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 87,300 in January 2005, Bloomington has gained 2,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 86,927 for Bloomington in December 2010. 2,334 jobs have been lost in Bloomington since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bloomington, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	89,700	-300	84,593	-95
February 2012	90,000	400	84,688	56
January 2012	89,600	200	84,632	-691
December 2011	89,400	-400	85,323	-52
November 2011	89,800	-200	85,375	98
October 2011	90,000	400	85,277	-38
September 2011	89,600	300	85,315	-319
August 2011	89,300	-400	85,634	-656
July 2011	89,700	-600	86,290	-209
June 2011	90,300	-500	86,499	-289
May 2011	90,800	-100	86,788	209
April 2011	90,900	-100	86,579	122
March 2011	91,000	300	86,457	-53