Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Job Growth

There were 103,400 jobs in Champaign, Illinois in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 102,032 employed persons for the month. Champaign lost 300 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,106 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Champaign job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	103,400	-300	-10,400
CPS	102,032	+4,106	-17,001

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 February 2020 at 115,100. Since then 11,700 jobs have been lost in Champaign according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 120,893 for Champaign in December 2019. 18,861 jobs have been lost in Champaign since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 97,926, Champaign has added 4,106 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Champaign, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	103,400	-300	102,032	4,106
April 2020	103,700	-11,200	97,926	-16,497
March 2020	114,900	-200	114,423	-6,283
February 2020	115,100	300	120,706	83
January 2020	114,800	-100	120,623	-270
December 2019	114,900	200	120,893	227
November 2019	114,700	500	120,666	268
October 2019	114,200	100	120,398	286
September 2019	114,100	-100	120,112	291
August 2019	114,200	300	119,821	289
July 2019	113,900	0	119,532	263
June 2019	113,900	100	119,269	236