Peoria, Illinois Job Growth

There were 140,000 jobs in Peoria, Illinois in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 125,799 employed persons for the month. Peoria lost 23,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 29,176 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Peoria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	140,000	-23,900	-31,200
CPS	125,799	-29,176	-42,764

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

Peoria, Illinois Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Peoria peaked in October 2008 at 190,100. Since then 50,100 jobs have been lost in Peoria according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 195,359 for Peoria in September 2007. 69,560 jobs have been lost in Peoria since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Peoria, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	140,000	-23,900	125,799	-29,176
March 2020	163,900	-4,800	154,975	-11,528
February 2020	168,700	-200	166,503	-441
January 2020	168,900	-200	166,944	501
December 2019	169,100	300	166,443	-492
November 2019	168,800	-1,200	166,935	-551
October 2019	170,000	0	167,486	-519
September 2019	170,000	-600	168,005	-406
August 2019	170,600	-400	168,411	-223
July 2019	171,000	0	168,634	-68
June 2019	171,000	-100	168,702	55
May 2019	171,100	-100	168,647	84