Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Job Growth

There were 111,200 jobs in Champaign, Illinois in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 116,306 employed persons for the month. Champaign added 300 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 313 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Champaign job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	111,200	+300	+1,200
CPS	116,306	+313	+1,936

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

Champaign, Illinois Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Champaign 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 Champaign, Illinois

CES employment for Champaign peaked in June 2001 at 114,400. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Champaign according to the employer survey. From a trough of 103,200 in December 2011, Champaign has gained 8,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 116,752 for Champaign in June 2007. 446 jobs have been lost in Champaign since then according to the household survey. From a July 2013 low of 109,148, Champaign has added 7,158 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Champaign, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	111,200	300	116,306	313
March 2018	110,900	100	115,993	788
February 2018	110,800	400	115,205	388
January 2018	110,400	-300	114,817	317
December 2017	110,700	500	114,500	56
November 2017	110,200	-200	114,444	1
October 2017	110,400	-800	114,443	-23
September 2017	111,200	500	114,466	32
August 2017	110,700	100	114,434	65
July 2017	110,600	600	114,369	54
June 2017	110,000	200	114,315	-6
May 2017	109,800	-200	114,321	-49