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Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Job Growth

There were 90,100 jobs in Bloomington, Illinois in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,189 employed persons for the month. Bloomington added 600 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 388 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bloomington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 90,100 +600 -1,300
CPS 83,189 -388 -1,389

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Bloomington 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 Bloomington, Illinois

CES employment for Bloomington peaked in February 2002 at 92,900. Since then 2,800 jobs have been lost in Bloomington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 87,300 in January 2005, Bloomington has gained 2,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 86,452 for Bloomington in August 2007. 3,263 jobs have been lost in Bloomington since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

Bloomington, Illinois Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 90,100 600 83,189 -388
March 2013 89,500 -500 83,577 -439
February 2013 90,000 -1,800 84,016 -442
January 2013 91,800 900 84,458 285
December 2012 90,900 200 84,173 -7
November 2012 90,700 -100 84,180 -33
October 2012 90,800 300 84,213 -67
September 2012 90,500 -800 84,280 -103
August 2012 91,300 200 84,383 -125
July 2012 91,100 -300 84,508 -111
June 2012 91,400 0 84,619 -34
May 2012 91,400 0 84,653 75
April 2012 91,400 400 84,578 155

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