Kankakee, Illinois Job Growth

There were 49,500 jobs in Kankakee, Illinois in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 56,731 employed persons for the month. Kankakee lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 266 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kankakee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	49,500	-100	+2,700
CPS	56,731	+266	+3,389

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

Kankakee, Illinois Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Kankakee peaked in August 2018 at 50,000. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Kankakee according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Kankakee is at a new high of 56,731.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kankakee, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	49,500	-100	56,731	266
September 2018	49,600	-400	56,465	805
August 2018	50,000	400	55,660	-163
July 2018	49,600	800	55,823	209
June 2018	48,800	500	55,614	-94
May 2018	48,300	200	55,708	325
April 2018	48,100	400	55,383	375
March 2018	47,700	300	55,008	692
February 2018	47,400	0	54,316	666
January 2018	47,400	400	53,650	106
December 2017	47,000	-200	53,544	64
November 2017	47,200	400	53,480	138