Peoria, Illinois Job Growth

There were 184,700 jobs in Peoria, Illinois in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 188,280 employed persons for the month. Peoria added 1,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 24 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Peoria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	184,700	+1,000	+5,200
CPS	188,280	+24	+2,431

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

Peoria, Illinois Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Peoria peaked in September 2008 at 190,200. Since then 5,500 jobs have been lost in Peoria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 173,500 in October 2009, Peoria has gained 11,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 194,191 for Peoria in March 2008. 5,911 jobs have been lost in Peoria since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 176,133, Peoria has added 12,147 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Peoria, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	184,700	1,000	188,280	24
February 2012	183,700	1,200	188,256	-663
January 2012	182,500	-1,300	188,919	-2,466
December 2011	183,800	800	191,385	391
November 2011	183,000	400	190,994	11
October 2011	182,600	800	190,983	167
September 2011	181,800	500	190,816	-129
August 2011	181,300	500	190,945	-139
July 2011	180,800	700	191,084	1,195
June 2011	180,100	-200	189,889	1,264
May 2011	180,300	400	188,625	1,831
April 2011	179,900	400	186,794	945
March 2011	179,500	100	185,849	58