Danville, Illinois Job Growth

There were 24,000 jobs in Danville, Illinois in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 25,526 employed persons for the month. Danville lost 2,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 4,114 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Danville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	24,000	-2,900	-3,200
CPS	25,526	-4,114	-5,975

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

Danville, Illinois Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Danville peaked in April 2000 at 34,000. Since then 10,000 jobs have been lost in Danville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 37,477 for Danville in April 2000. 11,951 jobs have been lost in Danville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Danville, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	24,000	-2,900	25,526	-4,114
March 2020	26,900	-200	29,640	-1,822
February 2020	27,100	0	31,462	-87
January 2020	27,100	-200	31,549	-93
December 2019	27,300	-100	31,642	8
November 2019	27,400	200	31,634	19
October 2019	27,200	-100	31,615	26
September 2019	27,300	200	31,589	33
August 2019	27,100	-300	31,556	32
July 2019	27,400	200	31,524	15
June 2019	27,200	200	31,509	5
May 2019	27,000	-200	31,504	3