Peoria, Illinois Job Growth

There were 176,300 jobs in Peoria, Illinois in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 172,327 employed persons for the month. Peoria added 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 309 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Peoria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	176,300	+100	+500
CPS	172,327	+309	+1,130

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 190,300. Since then 14,000 jobs have been lost in Peoria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 170,500 in December 2016, Peoria has gained 5,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 195,359 for Peoria in September 2007. 23,032 jobs have been lost in Peoria since then according to the household survey. From a January 2017 low of 166,895, Peoria has added 5,432 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Peoria, Illinois Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	176,300	100	172,327	309
June 2019	176,200	-400	172,018	438
May 2019	176,600	300	171,580	574
April 2019	176,300	300	171,006	199
March 2019	176,000	-300	170,807	70
February 2019	176,300	0	170,737	132
January 2019	176,300	200	170,605	-478
December 2018	176,100	-400	171,083	-33
November 2018	176,500	400	171,116	-90
October 2018	176,100	600	171,206	-50
September 2018	175,500	200	171,256	17
August 2018	175,300	-500	171,239	42