Danville, Illinois Job Growth

There were 27,200 jobs in Danville, Illinois in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 31,196 employed persons for the month. Danville lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 146 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Danville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	27,200	-300	-800
CPS	31,196	-146	-743

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 34,200. Since then 7,000 jobs have been lost in Danville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 26,900 in August 2018, Danville has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 37,496 for Danville in April 2000. 6,300 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
February 2019	27,200	-300	31,196	-146
January 2019	27,500	100	31,342	-832
December 2018	27,400	-100	32,174	-281
November 2018	27,500	-100	32,455	-79
October 2018	27,600	100	32,534	133
September 2018	27,500	600	32,401	238
August 2018	26,900	-200	32,163	-198
July 2018	27,100	-600	32,361	37
June 2018	27,700	0	32,324	-65
May 2018	27,700	0	32,389	75
April 2018	27,700	-200	32,314	104
March 2018	27,900	-100	32,210	271