Kankakee, Illinois Job Growth

There were 46,400 jobs in Kankakee, Illinois in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,395 employed persons for the month. Kankakee lost 400 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 27 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kankakee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	46,400	-400	+200
CPS	53,395	+27	+547

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 October 2019 at 46,800. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Kankakee according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Kankakee is at a new high of 53,395.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kankakee, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	46,400	-400	53,395	27
October 2019	46,800	200	53,368	187
September 2019	46,600	100	53,181	95
August 2019	46,500	200	53,086	7
July 2019	46,300	0	53,079	109
June 2019	46,300	200	52,970	134
May 2019	46,100	-200	52,836	142
April 2019	46,300	0	52,694	30
March 2019	46,300	100	52,664	-8
February 2019	46,200	500	52,672	18
January 2019	45,700	-500	52,654	-195
December 2018	46,200	0	52,849	1