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Illinois Job Growth

There were 6,105,900 jobs in Illinois in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 6,175,993 employed persons for the month. Illinois added 14,300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3,709 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Illinois job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 6,105,900 +14,300 +163,900
CPS 6,175,993 +3,709 +11,745

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 January 2020 for Illinois at 6,145,400. Since then 39,500 jobs have been lost in Illinois according to the employer survey. From a trough of 5,320,000 in April 2020, Illinois has gained 785,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Illinois reached a maximum of 6,334,043 in January 2008. 158,050 jobs have been lost in Illinois since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 5,137,718, Illinois has added 1,038,275 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Illinois Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 6,105,900 14,300 6,175,993 3,709
December 2022 6,091,600 -4,800 6,172,284 8,670
November 2022 6,096,400 15,800 6,163,614 7,090
October 2022 6,080,600 1,000 6,156,524 -2,315
September 2022 6,079,600 9,600 6,158,839 -8,885
August 2022 6,070,000 6,200 6,167,724 -12,743
July 2022 6,063,800 43,900 6,180,467 -11,788
June 2022 6,019,900 10,500 6,192,255 -6,826
May 2022 6,009,400 14,300 6,199,081 -2,285
April 2022 5,995,100 6,300 6,201,366 5,261
March 2022 5,988,800 19,100 6,196,105 11,483
February 2022 5,969,700 27,700 6,184,622 20,374

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