Kankakee, Illinois Job Growth

There were 48,000 jobs in Kankakee, Illinois in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 55,383 employed persons for the month. Kankakee added 300 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 375 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kankakee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	48,000	+300	+1,600
CPS	55,383	+375	+2,588

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 in April 2018 is at a new high of 48,000.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Kankakee is at a new high of 55,383.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kankakee, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	48,000	300	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
October 2017	46,800	100	53,342	191
September 2017	46,700	100	53,151	214
August 2017	46,600	300	52,937	177
July 2017	46,300	200	52,760	155
June 2017	46,100	-300	52,605	-27
May 2017	46,400	0	52,632	-163