Decatur, Illinois Job Growth

There were 53,300 jobs in Decatur, Illinois in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 49,093 employed persons for the month. Decatur added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 278 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Decatur job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	53,300	+200	+800
CPS	49,093	+278	-275

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

Decatur, Illinois Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Decatur 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 Decatur, Illinois

CES employment for Decatur peaked in April 2000 at 60,400. Since then 7,100 jobs have been lost in Decatur according to the employer survey. From a trough of 51,600 in December 2009, Decatur has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 53,723 for Decatur in April 2000. 4,630 jobs have been lost in Decatur since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 47,393, Decatur has added 1,700 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Decatur, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	53,300	200	49,093	278
February 2012	53,100	1,000	48,815	389
January 2012	52,100	-1,000	48,426	-135
December 2011	53,100	0	48,561	-267
November 2011	53,100	-300	48,828	-90
October 2011	53,400	100	48,918	64
September 2011	53,300	400	48,854	-24
August 2011	52,900	-200	48,878	-262
July 2011	53,100	100	49,140	64
June 2011	53,000	0	49,076	10
May 2011	53,000	300	49,066	-88
April 2011	52,700	200	49,154	-214
March 2011	52,500	200	49,368	-143